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The Pearl (Paperback)

by James Jennings (Author), Anonymous (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 643 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books; Reissue edition (Sep 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0345410041
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345410047
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.2 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 380,332 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The New Traveller's Companion Series, #3

Serialized for 18 legendary issues in the Late Victorian era, the Pearl is a notorious collection of jokes, limericks and naughty ballads, with several complete novels interspersed among its content. A fascinating read for anyone interesting in underground literature of the period. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, outrageous, stimulating look at sex in the 90s (1790s), 4 Aug 1998
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I received this book many years ago as a 21st birthday present from my aunt. What a book!! It takes a fun approach to sex. Who knows when it was really written; it probably doesn't matter. All I know is that the friends that I've given copies to, have reported that their sex lives have greatly improved and that they laugh alot more now.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Erotica and Victoriana, 9 Jul 1998
By A Customer
Contains humourous verses, short stories and longer stroies in the style of the mainstream magazines of the day. There is also poetry [of sorts] that will make you chuckle and blush. Who wrote these for the Pearl at the time is open to conjecture, but it is all very good, and to have it in one volume is nirvana. A rattling good read!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very erotic, more imaginative than any contemporary writing, 11 Feb 1999
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This review is from: The "Pearl": A Journal of Facetiae and Voluptuous Reading (Wordsworth Classic Erotica) (Paperback)
Made up of a selection of stories and poems, there is definetely something for very taste here. With the added advantage of being written in the C19, which gives an extra twist. It certainly blows away all the stereotypes we have of sexually repressed Victorian society. And can also be seen as a lesson to all those pesudo-moralists who seek to return to C19 values. This writing was actually published at the time and consumed vorociously by its readers. And its certainly stood the test of time.

Its only downside is, with most writing of this nature, its all written from the male perspective. However, whatever your gender, if you enjoy a saucy read - this is the book for you!

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