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My secret life is by far the most famous and the longest sexual autobiography written in the nineteenth century. From his precocious childhood to the end of what he calls his amatory career, an adventurous victorian known only as walter records a breathtaking carnal epic through hundreds of sexual encounters with one or more nursemaids, prostitutes, cousins, actresses. My secret lifevolume 1chapter 3 wikisource, the free. As a result each chapter has become an entity in its own right with a distinctly different and individual musical score intended to take the listener on an entertaining and emotional journey. Suppressed regularly since its publication, my secret life details the erotic experiences of the narrator walter, a victorian gentleman of wealth and status. These books can take me from 2 to 10 hours to create. It has in it invaluable material for social and cultural historians, literary scholars, students of manners and moralsand it has more of what we might call. As melissa starts to grow in confidence and followers she discovers a crushing secret about lily the ultimate youtube lie. My secret life a classic victorian erotic novel by. It constitutes an immense work, detailing over 1,200 encounters with prostitutes. It was first published in a private edition of eleven volumes, including an index, which appeared over seven years beginning around 1888. We sincerely hope you enjoy these treasures in the form of digital books. My secret life, by walter, is the memoir of a gentleman describing the authors sexual. In the secret, she explains with simplicity the law that is governing all lives, and offers the knowledge of how to create intentionally and effortlessly a joyful life.
While i certainly enjoyed the book s narrative style, its socalled supersized management lessons were less revolutionary than ive imagined. My secret life, complete volumes, free ebook global grey. Evidence reported by internet archive biblio tool for item mylifeloves01harrrich on march 12, 2008. Beginning with his first experiences with sexuality as a child, walter as he calls himself recounts in detail all of his sexual exploits and conquests, painting an erotic and revealing portrait of sexual exploration in the victorian era. An aweinspiring compilation of the most uplifting and powerful real life stories from readers of the worldwide bestseller the secret. No one really knows the identity of the pleasure seeking author or what in this diary is fact or fiction but richard johnsons reading makes a convincing and compelling case as the chronicler of. Subtitled the secret diary of a victorian gentleman, this book was banned for being sexually explicit and pornographic but following its publication has become known as an erotic masterpiece. An erotic diary of victorian london signet classics ebook. Author rhonda byrne, like each of us, has been on her own journey of discovery. I am very close to my mother and this was a very big piece of my life to keep secret, she says. My secret life is the longest erotic autobiography ever written, documenting in candid and often lurid detail the sexual escapades of a victorian gentleman called. My secret life by anonymous penguin random house canada. It is strictly limited to four hundred and seventy five copies, all of which have been subscribed for prior to publication. Admittedly, my secret life on the mcjob is more entertainment than enlightenment.
Quotes from my secret life the barriers we face in life are so often the ones we create in our minds. My secret life is perhaps the most infamous of all underground vic. Unlike print books, digital books are subject to vat. My secret life is presented as a memoir, though the editor james kinkaid lets readers know that this may not be true. Kinkaid supposes that this book has more encounters than any other in history i do not doubt it. If youd like to help expand it, see the help pages and the style guide, or leave a comment on this works talk page. My secret life by lori wilde nook book ebook barnes. Frigging also was treated of, and the terrible accounts of people dying through it, and being.
My secret life is by far the most famous and the longest erotic autobiography written in the nineteenth century. In this nonfiction story of struggle and grief, my secret life. I had none of the dash, and determination towards females, which i had in after life. It is the sexual memoir of a welltodo gentleman who began at an early age to keep a diary of his erotic behavior. Home categories recent authors lists series collections donate about contact f.
Henry spencer ashbee 21 april 1834 29 july 1900 was a book collector, writer, and bibliographer. As a child i couldnt open that wooden gate because my body prevented me from doing so. Penned anonymously during the 1800s by a wealthy english gentleman called walter, it offers an eye and thigh opening account of life behind closed doors in the victorian era. Central intelligence agencys directorate of operations. See all 12 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. When i began it, i had scarcely read a baudy book, none of which, excepting. It is discussion of sexual matters and other hidden aspects of victorian life make it a rare and valuable social document. Home songs of iota alpha phi 1880 the history of toasting 1881 amatory experiences of a surgeon 1881 sweet violets 1882 the boudoir 1883 broadsidemanuscript ledgerbook 18831897 kryptadia 18831914 randiana 1884 the adventures of lady harpur 1885 autobiography of a flea 1888 in praise of ale 1888. My secret life 1 by henry spencer ashbee goodreads. My secret life, is the memoir of a victorian gentlemans sexual development and experiences. A memoir of bulimia details one teenagers battle with bulimia nervosa.
Michele rigby assad is a former undercover officer in the u. It has in it invaluable material for social and cultural historians, literary scholars, students of manners and morals and it has more of what we might call encounters than any narrative ever penned in english. I did not care what i spent, so that i could spend up louise. The creation of a meaningful score for my secret life has meant my having a very clear understanding of the emotional development of walters character. Description of the book my secret life illustrated. Published anonymously, this 11volume set was published by amsterdambased auguste brancart, and has been widely banned as smut or erotica. My secret life wikisource, the free online library. This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. Katie winfield is pretty, privilegedand a complete disaster when it. After two years of misery and depravity, leanne waters explor. My secret life is the memoir of a victorian gentlemans sexual development and experiences.
My secret life, by walter, is the memoir of a gentleman describing the authors sexual development and experiences in victorian england. Or will they both continue to live a lie both online and off. Published anonymously, this 11volume set was published by amsterdam based auguste brancart, and has been widely banned as smut or erotica. My secret life, the gargantuan erotic autobiography of a wealthy victorian english gentleman has been described as the strangest book ever written. It was first published in a private edition of eleven volumes, which appeared over seven years beginning around 1888. Comprising onehundredandeightyfour chapters and over one million words, the epic confessional describes in eloquent and explicit detail the exploits of a man who refers to himself simply as walter, whose life was devoted to the pursuit of erotic. Our titles contain an interactive table of contents for ease of navigation of the book.
My secret life, the erotic autobiography of a wealthy victorian english gentleman has been described as the strangest book ever written. An erotic diary of victorian london signet classics. This book has two volumes and an introduction to sexual organs, sexually transmitted diseases and safe sex in addition to more than fifty educative and exciting illustrations has been added to this edition. He is notable for his massive, clandestine threevolume bibliography of erotic literature published under the pseudonym of pisanus fraxi. Jerry newman takes the reader behind the counters of fast food chains to show the secrets of their business, for twentyfour. His discussions of the broader vice industry in london and throughout europe create a rich history of sexual life in victorian england. Painstakingly detailed, the novel describes his incredible womanizing over several years, which includes his exploits with partners of his own stature as well as prostitutes and those of the lower class.
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