how civilized.

I wasn't paying much attention to the radio a few days ago, but I eventually realised that a book under discussion was a guide to er.......... 18th Century 'ladies of the evening'.

The various services available from each lady were extensively but discreetly catalogued. One girl was noted for her skill in 'playing the silent flute'. :headshake

There is no more I can usefully add.

Carruthers:)

Everything there makes sense except:

1) Aural? WTF? Is that where you talk about it and she listens?
2) Dog style is free? Why?

One of the Professors at uni has as his particular focus 'Vice and consumerism in the long eighteenth century'. Some of the books in his collection are very interesting.

Apparently our university library's Special Collections section has a fairly big collection of eighteenth-century erotica and porn. One of last year's post grads working under (if you'll pardon the pun) this prof, did her thesis on 18th century porn.

As a little aside; apparently one of the euphemisms for prostitutes during the 18th century (in some regions) was 'painted moths'.

I think that's wonderfully evocative.

It's from The League of Gentlemen. I'd guess given their sense of humour, aural would be jizz in the ear...

I've always been partial to 'soiled doves'.

"Soiled", because those Doves confused peace, with piece? :haha:

No doubt it is seen as a valid area of research in the Groves of Academe. We can only speculate as to how 'Vice and consumerism in the twenty-first century' would be received.;)

Carruthers

PS

Couldn't get me a reader's ticket, could you?
For research purposes, you understand..............

Only because you wish to "Seek for Truth in the Garden of Academus", right? :rolleyes:

One of our profs is doing a class next quarter on "narcotics and narrative."

Interesting, I think - but the history of porn might be more so!

Storyville, Louisiana
 

Same font, type, and size as my 1912 New Orleans Blue Book. Maybe written by Billy Struve attributed to writing brothel guide?

She likes dog-style.:yesnod:

:welcome: to the Cellar, Josie.