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Toni Bentley
From 'The Story of O' to 'The Sexual Life of Catherine M.', readers have been enthralled with sexually subversive memoirs by women. But even those erotic classics don't navigate the psychosexual terrain that Toni Bentley covers when she meets a lover who introduces her to a... more...
Harper Collins (UK) (Creator)
'Lady Pokingham' and 'La Rose d'Amour' are taken from 'The Pearl' (A Magazine of Facetiae and Voluptuous Reading), which was first published between 1879 and 1880 and revelled unashamedly in its reputation for salubrious gossip from the upper echelons of society. more...
Anonymous
'The Way of a Man with a Maid' is a foray into pleasure, pain, lesbianism and etiquette -- told from the viewpoint of a quintessential Edwardian gent. Having first appeared in Parisian journals around the turn of the century, it is widely acknowledged to be a defining example of the... more...
John Cleland
'Fanny Hill' scandalised thousands of Victorians with its vivid descriptions of sexual pleasure, and landed its author in court a year after publication on charges of 'corrupting the King's subjects'. This only heightened its allure -- and today it is still hugely appreciated... more...
Charles Devereaux
'Venus in India' is set in colonial Hindustan, and reveals the story of Captain Devereux, a man who finds it hard to keep his hands off other soldiers' wives. Exploring the fine art of menage a trois, each sinuous line provides proof that tropical heat and erotic lust are perfect... more...
Marquis de Sade
'Justine' was the Marquis de Sade's first novella, written in 1787, whilst imprisoned for two weeks in the Bastille. Although published anonymously, de Sade was eventually indicted for blasphemy and obscenity (without trial) for the authorship of 'Justine' at the behest of... more...
Stanislas de Rhodes
'The Autobiography of a Flea' was initally published in 1887, and inspired a film directed by one of the first female pornographic directors from the 1970s. Starring the inimitable John C Holmes, it is recognised as a classic example of the x-rated genre. more...
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
First published in 1870, the author of 'Venus in Furs' defined -- and unwittingly gave his own name to -- that sexual proclivity we know as masochism in this understated, charged erotic classic. more...
Walter
'My Secret Life' is a dark work of Victorian erotica, and an explicit memoir of unspoken desires in the English class system -- encapsulating the joy of hidden sins in an age of moral fervour. more...
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