Unmentionable

the Victorian lady's guide to sex, marriage, and manners

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Therese Oneill: Unmentionable (2016)

307 pages

English language

Published March 1, 2016

ISBN:
978-0-316-35791-3
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OCLC Number:
944933719

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"A scandalously honest guide to the secrets of Victorian womanhood. "If Unmentionable does not secure the Pulitzer Prize for Most Fascinating Book Ever, the whole gig is rigged. Therese Oneill opens the doors to everything we secretly wanted to know about the Victorian era, but didn't think to ask. Knickers with no crotches? Check. Arsenic as a facial scrub? Check. The infrequency of bathing and the stench of the Victorian human body? Check mate"--

2 editions

Subjects

  • Social conditions
  • Social life and customs
  • Women
  • History

Places

  • Great Britain
  • England