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The Romance of Lust: A classic Victorian erotic novel

by Anonymous

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First published
1873–1876 (first issued in parts)
Pages
309Digital editionReference edition
Reading time
About 6 hours13 half-hour sittings
Language
English
Reading difficulty
Not set

A little about the story

An anonymously published Victorian erotic novel, presented here as a historical edition of explicit adult fiction.

The edition documents an explicit strand of Victorian publishing circulated under anonymity. Its historical interest lies in how the work was presented and preserved, as well as in what it shows about the boundaries of adult fiction in its period.

Is it for you?

You’ll enjoy it if you like

  • the history of anonymous publishing
  • Victorian adult fiction
  • historical texts with difficult subject matter

This edition contains explicit sexual material and depictions of abuse. Its historical setting and publication context are the reasons to approach it as a literary document.

Things You May Not Know About The Romance of Lust

  • The original author is unnamed. The edition is attributed to an anonymous author.
  • The text is explicit adult material. The catalogue identifies erotic content and depictions of coercion and abuse.

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