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This early work by Elinor Glyn was originally published in 1915 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Three Weeks' is an erotic romance novel that tells the story of a wealthy English nobleman and his passionate affair with a mysterious lady... Read Full Overview

In this novel Paul Verdayne is fascinated by a mysterious beauty staying in his Swiss hotel. In a setting of tuber-roses and tiger skins, the lady initiates him into the arts of love. This is one of Virago's trio of turn-of-the-century erotic novels, with The Sheik and The Way... Read Full Overview

The world has felt upon its hot lips the perfumed kisses of the beautiful heroine of Three Weeks. The brilliant flame that was her life has blazed a path into every corner of the globe. It is a world-renowned novel of consuming emotion that has made the name... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Three Weeks by Elinor Glyn

Reproduction of the original: Three Weeks by Elinor Glyn

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Elinor Glyn (1864-1943), born Elinor Sutherland, was an English novelist and scriptwriter who pioneered massmarket women's erotic fiction. She coined the use of It as a euphemism for sexuality, or sex appeal. Elinor was schooled by her grandmother (a minor French aristocrat)... Read Full Overview