Victorian Guide to Sex: Desire and Deviance in the 19th Century

Desire and Deviance in the 19th Century. An exciting factual romp through sexual desire, practises and deviance in the Victorian era. ‘The Victorian Guide to Sex’ will reveal advice and ideas on sexuality from the Victorian period. Drawing on both satirical and real life events from the period, it explores every facet of sexuality that the Victorians encountered. Reproducing original advertisements and letters, with extracts taken from memoirs, legal cases, newspaper advice columns, and collections held in the Museum of London and the British Museum, this book lifts the veil from historical sexual attitudes. AUTHOR: Fern Riddell is a cultural historian. She is about to complete her PhD in Victorian Music Hall, has a high profile in the history world and frequently appears in the media. As well as frequent radio interviews, she has already made multiple TV appearances, including ITV’s Secrets from the Workhouse and the BBC Coast show. Fern has also been approached by several production companies eager to work on a TV series related to her book.
50 b/w illustrations