Ethnological and Cultural Studies of the Sex Life in England as Revealed in Its Erotic and Obscene Literature and Art

Originally published in German 1903, this classic on the on the history of sexual behavior in England is a detailed study of England's more esoteric sexual history, including debaucheries of court life, sexual quackery, perversions and usual practices, with the theme that repression of normal sexual urges leads to such outlets. It has numerous bibliographical references drawn from historical memoirs, literature, the press, etc., dealing with such topics as prostitution, homosexuality, sadism, masochism, flagellation and other sexual perversions.