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A Spy On Mother Midnight
''A Spy on Mother Midnight'' (1748) is an erotic Epistolary novel, epistolary tale published in three chapbooks. Its narrator, Richard F------, disguises himself as a woman in order to have sex clandestinely with a series of women. The full title page of the book reads: ''A Spy on Mother Midnight: Or, The Templar Metamorphos'd. Being a Lying-In Conversation. With a Curious Adventure. In a Letter from a young Gentleman in the Country, to his Friend in Town''. Although the book was originally written as pornography, it is now studied for its depiction of eighteenth-century English gender and sexuality, especially its depictions of dildos, cross-dressing, and homoeroticism. Synopsis Richard F------, called Dick, is an urban Rake (stock character), rake who has spent months pursuing a prudish country girl, Maria. He cross-dresses to assume the persona of "Miss Polly", a disguise he finds easy and enjoyable throughout the book. He follows Maria to an isolated country inn, accompanie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erotica
Erotica is art, literature or photography that deals substantively with subject matter that is erotic, sexually stimulating or sexually arousing. Some critics regard pornography as a type of erotica, but many consider it to be different. Erotic art may use any artistic form to depict erotic content, including painting, sculpture, drama, film or music. Erotic literature and erotic photography have become genres in their own right. Erotica also exists in a number of subgenres including gay, lesbian, women's, monster, tentacle erotica and bondage erotica. The term ''erotica'' is derived from the feminine form of the ancient Greek adjective: (), from ()—words used to indicate lust, and sexual love. Curiosa are curiosities or rarities, especially unusual or erotic books. In the antiquarian book trade, pornographic works are often listed under "curiosa", "erotica" or " facetiae". History Erotica exists in many different forms, both modern and ancient. Erotic art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
