My Secret Life (Volumes 1 to 3)

By Seltzer Books

First three volumes of the 11-volume Victorian erotic novel, first published around 1888.According to Wikipedia: "My Secret Life, by "Walter", is the memoir of a Victorian gentleman's sexual development and experiences. It was first published in a private edition of eleven volumes, which appeared over seven years beginning around 1888. The work itself is enormous, amounting to over one million words, the eleven original volumes amounting to over 4,000 pages. The text is repetitive and highly disorganised, but its frank discussion of sexual matters and other hidden aspects of Victorian life make it a rare and valuable social document. It has been described as "one of the strangest and most obsessive books ever written"

• Language: English
• Publisher: Seltzer Books
• Release date: Mar 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781455396351

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Reviews for My Secret Life (Volumes 1 to 3)

[aliceanna-1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Boring. And this guy seemed really proud of the fact that he was a bit (understatement) quick on the draw. He needed a lot more stamina and a lot better imagination.

[roc_19 · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Its dull. Very very dull.On the bright side, and with the help of a dictionary, I learnt many new words, but really, any book where you're _glad_ you have the abridged version is obviously a bit of a failure.

[historystudent_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Memoir by "Walter," possibly partly fictional, but clearly written to inform and not just for porn. Of historical interest.

[jaythemagnificent · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

.....only half read though this book, but i find it nausating and hard to call it a "beautiful thing".raping the domestic help, raping children, getting service by prostitutes, and catching the clap more times than the yankees won world series..... yet,its a good piece of work.....its either the detailed imaginary compulsions of a diseased mind or the confessions of a fiend. maybe its both