The Collector's Edition Of Victorian Erotica: Need Select Cldts

By Major LaCaritilie

No-one can read the thousands of erotic books and pamphlets that the English reading public were offered in the 19th Century. This anthology hopes to stimulate readers into exploring further erotic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 097553310X
• ISBN13: 9780975533109
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Magic Carpet Books
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 1.5" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

A sizzling and spicy 'hors doeurve' of the best erotica

This whopping 600 page anthology of some of the best of Victorian erotica is an absolute treasure for the unititiated reader, and also to the avid connoisseur, who is always in search of a new book of the tasty delights of erotica.... The 34 stories in this volume contain excerpts from some of the best known and read Victorian erotica books that have been printed and reprinted since the early 19th century. The best known and devoured novels of course are; Venus School Mistress, Man with a Maid, A Weekend Visit, The Romance of Lust, Parsian Frolics, Two Flappers in Paris, School Life in Paris, and, My Secret Life. Actually, I certainly was quite pleasantly surprised to find that of this wonderfull collection I had read only eight of the thirty four ....... Since the joy of erotica is not only in the incredible variety but also in the mind of the reader you will of course find excerpts that are not to be to your particular taste, but, the great thing is that you will also find some of the stories are absolutely yummie and send you on a quest to find the full book at any cost .... Appart from the timeless classical gems listed above this book has at least ten excerpts that would warrant their own five star reviews and are each, in my mind, worth the price of this book alone. 'The Prodigal Virgin', is a story of an afternoon on a secluded beach where a young Marion is slowly and gently seduced by her new brother-in-law, Stanley. The unknown author of this book is an absolute master and paints a veritable fresco in the readers mind .... 'Norah' is a story within a story of a young girl in a convent being induced into sins of the flesh by the chaplain and the mother superior. These stories are of course part of the Victorian classic fare where young, innocent and helpless young people are forced to accept and embrace their more carnal desires .... In 'Fobidden Fruit' a very short three page excerpt details the introduction of a young Percy in the gentle arms of his step-mother, a topic considered quite tittilating in Victorian days ... In 'Amy Denmead's History', and in several other stories in this book we see a young Amy learning the secrets of her body with the anxious assitance of Florence, one of her very close and 'special' friends ... I can't really review all the great pieces that I liked in this book but suffice it to say I enjoyed it and have already placed orders for some of the full volumes that have been excerted here .....