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The Romance of Lust (1873-1876) is an anonymously written pornographic novel. Published by infamous London pornographer William Lazenby, The Romance of Lust appeared in four volumes and immediately drew condemnation from the British authorities. Although its... Read Full Overview

"Truly remarkable, all the pleasure of fine historical fiction combined with the most intimate descriptions of explicit lovemaking." -- The Times

Written anonymously between 1873 and 1876, this Sadian-inspired work of once-banned Victorian Erotica tells the tale... Read Full Overview

The Romance of Lust (1873-1876) is an anonymously written pornographic novel. Published by infamous London pornographer William Lazenby, The Romance of Lust appeared in four volumes and immediately drew condemnation from the British authorities. Although its... Read Full Overview

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The Romance of Lust, anonymously written in the 1870's, is one of the first examples of erotic fiction as it has developed into a widely popular genre today, scandalous for its... Read Full Overview

Authorship of this salacious literary classic has been attributed to either of two men: William Simpson Potter, author of two books of letters on the Prince of Wales, or Edward Sellon, who produced other erotic novels. The protagonist of "The Romance of Lust," Charlie Roberts,... Read Full Overview

The Romance of Lust, or Early Experiences is a Victorian erotic novel written anonymously in four volumes during the years 1873-1876 and published by William Lazenby. Henry Spencer Ashbee discusses this novel in one of his bibliographies of erotic literature. In addition the... Read Full Overview

The Romance of Lust is one of the most influential erotica novels of the Victorian Era, a four volume tome written anonymously from 1873-1876. It was also controversial for being so frank about sex and for taboo topics such as incest, homosexuality, and orgies.

Perhaps one of the most plagiarised novels of all time - and definitely one of the most pornographic, The Romance of Lust written between 1873 and 1876, has endured countless reproductions in the form of excerpts, translations and rescripts by assumed authors, but throughout... Read Full Overview

A Victorian erotic novel written anonymously in four volumes.

Previously banned, this sexually explicit classic Victorian erotic novel, written from 1873 to 1876, centers around a young man Charlie and his emerging sexuality.

Endowed with a large penis and equally insatiable sexual appetite, Charlie enjoys sexual encounters with... Read Full Overview

Charlie possesses a large penis, much virility, and a seemingly insatiable sexual appetite. The novel begins with "There were three of us - Mary, Eliza, and myself." Charlie describes his sexual initiation as an adolescent - as he is "approaching fifteen". He catalogs his sexual... Read Full Overview

Do you want to read The Romance of Lust? If so then keep reading...

The Romance of Lust, anonymously written in the 1870's, is one of the first examples of erotic fiction as it has developed into a widely popular genre today, scandalous for its... Read Full Overview

Do you want to read The Romance of Lust? If so then keep reading...

The Romance of Lust, anonymously written in the 1870's, is one of the first examples of erotic fiction as it has developed into a widely popular genre today, scandalous for its... Read Full Overview

The Romance of Lust, or Early Experiences is a Victorian erotic novel written anonymously in four volumes during the years 1873-1876 and published by William Lazenby. The novel is told in first person, and the protagonist of the novel is Charlie Roberts. Charlie possesses virility,... Read Full Overview

Previously banned, this sexually explicit classic Victorian erotic novel, written from 1873 to 1876, centers around a young man Charlie and his emerging sexuality.

Endowed with a large penis and equally insatiable sexual appetite, Charlie enjoys sexual encounters with... Read Full Overview