Way of a Man With a Maid (Wordsworth Classic Erotica) (Paperback)

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Jack has built a special place called the Snuggery in a padded room of an old lunatic asylum. Filled with ropes, cushions, straps, and feathers, he chooses Alice to complete the decoration. Imprisoned against her will, she is teased into submission. And in moments of passion, when Jack names her his "wife," Alice finally surrenders her maidenhead, submitting to the power of his unbridled lust. This is a foray into pleasure, pain, lesbianism, and etiquette—told from the viewpoint of a quintessential Edwardian gent. Having first appeared in Parisian journals around the turn of the century, it is widely acknowledged to be a defining example of the erotic genre, and reveals the dark underbelly of human sexuality.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Mysteriously, for such a classic book, the initial publication date is still unknown, and the author remains anonymous. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd (December 1999) Language: English ISBN-10: 1853266205 ISBN-13: 978-1853266201 Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,189,116 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 6 of 7 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Willing to be had, January 8, 2001 By A Customer Beware girls, when this guy is around. Refuse his love and see what he will do. He commits an unnnatural act by force and she enjoys it so much, that she asks for it and not the other, second time around. Throughly enjoyed this book, as the heroine becomes so depraved that she helps her ravisher to seduce other acquaitances whom she too enjoys. Only downer was that no other men occur. 7 of 9 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Oh, those Victorians..., November 27, 2006 By  Reginleif II "reginleif2" (Noo Hampsha) - See all my reviews Ignore the offended fussings of the previous reviewer. Yes, this novel eroticizes rape. But keep the context in mind: Victorian England, where/when "proper ladies" would never admit to liking sex, let alone seek it out. If you're looking for something to affirm your womynhood, there are plenty of other erotic reads out there nowadays. Subtle, the book is not. Then again, some of us like the heavy-breathing, over-the-top, exclamation-mark-laden descriptions that characterize much Victorian erotica. And some of us don't particularly care that much if the plot isn't comparable to that of something on the New York Times best-seller list. Granted, I'd have liked to see the other female characters developed as much as Alice's is. Just take the book as a sequence of vignettes, not a fully integrated novel. I do have two issues with this book. One is that the author seems to be a little unfamiliar with the workings of female anatomy (which might have been more common then among men than it is today): the women do not seem to lubricate until orgasm, when they "gush" in a manner similar to ejaculation. The other is that the final vignette, involving a mother and daughter who are forced into sexual acts with one another, is way beyond my limits and probably many other people's limits as well. 5 of 13 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars masterpiece, April 23, 2000 By A Customer greatest work of erotica of all time.much beloved by many of my chidhood friends,male and female		Most Recent Customer Reviews 1.0 out of 5 stars A Waste of Time, Money, Ink and Paper!!! A Waste of Time and Money! If you're considering buying this book, I implore you to avoid wasting your time and money and choose a book by Lisa Kleypas instead. Read more Published on October 19, 2004 by Angel68 1.0 out of 5 stars A Waste of Time, Money, Ink and Paper!!! A Waste of Time and Money! If you're considering buying this book, I implore you to avoid wasting your time and money and choose a book by Lisa Kleypas instead. Read more Published on October 19, 2004 by Angel68 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd (December 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853266205
• ISBN-13: 978-1853266201
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,189,116 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Willing to be had, January 8, 2001

By A Customer

Beware girls, when this guy is around. Refuse his love and see what he will do. He commits an unnnatural act by force and she enjoys it so much, that she asks for it and not the other, second time around. Throughly enjoyed this book, as the heroine becomes so depraved that she helps her ravisher to seduce other acquaitances whom she too enjoys. Only downer was that no other men occur.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Oh, those Victorians..., November 27, 2006

By	Reginleif II "reginleif2" (Noo Hampsha) - See all my reviews

Ignore the offended fussings of the previous reviewer. Yes, this novel eroticizes rape. But keep the context in mind: Victorian England, where/when "proper ladies" would never admit to liking sex, let alone seek it out. If you're looking for something to affirm your womynhood, there are plenty of other erotic reads out there nowadays.

Subtle, the book is not. Then again, some of us like the heavy-breathing, over-the-top, exclamation-mark-laden descriptions that characterize much Victorian erotica. And some of us don't particularly care that much if the plot isn't comparable to that of something on the New York Times best-seller list. Granted, I'd have liked to see the other female characters developed as much as Alice's is. Just take the book as a sequence of vignettes, not a fully integrated novel.

I do have two issues with this book. One is that the author seems to be a little unfamiliar with the workings of female anatomy (which might have been more common then among men than it is today): the women do not seem to lubricate until orgasm, when they "gush" in a manner similar to ejaculation. The other is that the final vignette, involving a mother and daughter who are forced into sexual acts with one another, is way beyond my limits and probably many other people's limits as well.

5 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars masterpiece, April 23, 2000

By A Customer

greatest work of erotica of all time.much beloved by many of my chidhood friends,male and female