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In the history of naval warfare probably no type of ship has provided more firepower per ton than the monitor – indeed they were little more than a huge gun mounting fitted on a simple, self-propelled raft. Designed and built rapidly to fulfil an urgent need for heavy shore-bombardment...
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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 more...
Emmanuelle Arsan
First published in 1959, 'Emmanuelle' inspired the most successful x-rated film of all time, spawning an industry in imitations and worldwide notoriety. 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 sti 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 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...
Gloria Vanderbilt
Priscilla Bingham was one half of the perfect elite New York couple until her beloved husband P J Talbot unexpectedly died in the middle of their tenth wedding anniversary celebration. Years later, Pris stumbles upon a collection of letters among Talbot's more...
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