The screening of the erotic novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" has become a shocking intrigue of our time. Clearly, in spite of our free time, the audience has overwhelmed sexual revelations. Many will be surprised that the most daring examples of this type of literature date back to the Victorian era, and that their authors have written about sex much more openly than their modern counterparts. The Erotic magazine "The Pearl" releases the top-10 of the most scandalous erotic books of the 19th century. It was published in the period 1879-1880 by the Englishman William Lazenby. The publication was suspended on charges of amorality, but some Britons kept jealous in their collections of old publications of it.

Some of them were "garnished" with illustrations of candid scenes of sex and sexual perversion in the upper society of Puritan England.

"The Romance of Lust, or Early Experiences"

The novel "The Romance of Lust, or Early Experiences", 1873-1876 / published anonymously - without authorship, but it was published again by Leszenby. At the heart of the narrative is the confession of a 15-year-old youth and his sexual exploits, which are not limited to sex with his two sisters, but continue with sexual pranks with casual boys and girls and their governesses. There are no taboos such as homosexuality, pedophilia, etc. for the author of this novel.

"Gynecocracy"

The novel "Gynecocracy" (1893) is considered the best novel of the Victorian era. In him, according to critics, the author has discovered the secret desires of passion.In the novel, men are dressed in women's clothing, imitating governesses who fulfill their mistress's wishes.

"The Sins of the Cities of the Plain"

The novel "The Sins of the Cities of the Plain" (1881) was also published with the help of William Lazyby. This is the first work of the 19th century in which the protagonist is a homosexual.
The interesting thing in this novel is that, along with the fictional characters, the names of real personalities of that time are also quoted. The novel so faded in fashion circles that, according to one of the vendors of pornographic literature, Charles Hirsch, the book was commissioned by Oscar Wilde himself.

"The Nunnery Tales"

The book "The Nunnery Tales" (1866) shocks the readers with candid scenes of group orgies and all sorts of sexual pranks among nuns in a female monastery. And, as a critic is ironically expressed, they "sinned with each other and with monks with pleasure."

"The Autobiography of a Flea"

The novel "The Autobiography of a Flea" (1887) is one of the most daring satirical works of the 19th century. His author is London's lawyer Stanislas de Rodes, who publishes it anonymously. You can guess what louse it is about, and how they have their "love life," while their "landlady" - a young nymphomaniac has fun with men.The narrative in the novel is led by the name of..... the flea.

"The Lustful Turk"

"The Lustful Turk" (1828) is an exotic novel in epistolary form that fascinatingly tells about exotic countries and traditions in the form of an Englishman's letters. She falls under the sexual slavery of a Turkish sultan, and as long as she lives in the harem she is forced to fulfill all his lustful desires. This novel gained such great popularity that it was re-published several times during the last century, and it was even screened.

"The Mysteries of Verbena House"

The novel "The Mysteries of Verbena House" (1881) was published in two volumes with numerous illustrations inside the books. At the heart of the story is a school history where a boarding school maid is driving a strict teacher to "punish" sex with the more nasty of them. And the teacher fulfills the command of his boss with great pleasure.

"The Whippingham Papers" "

The collection of poems "The Whippingham Papers" (1887) is a collection of sado-maso poems written by Algernon Charles Swinbure. Generally speaking, in a poem, the physical "punishments" of adolescents at school are described. /? /

Venus in Furs

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1870) still remains one of the most widely read books of the Austrian writer. In the novel, for the man is given the role of slave to the woman's sexual desires. Experts believe that this novel is a harbinger of masochism, and it is no coincidence that the term bears the name of the author of the Masoch. In fact, a rare case occurs - the author communicates in fact with his characters. Thus their two children are gradually born, and the "third", the mysterious, will make their name world-famous - "masochism". In their perverse games, the whip is often given in the hands of their children's governesses, and all this is a great stimulus for writing about Masoch. What's more, without him, he's just zero, he can not write a line, and there's no income in the family either. There are years of violent scenes between the two husbands, each of them exchanging several lovers, and finally, of course, divorcing. In 1895, when Masoch died, the term "masochism" was already invented by Dr. Kraft-Ebing in his work "New Studies in the Field of Sexual Psychopathy". Even today, the meaning of the word has not changed - a test of pleasure in pain. After his death, his ex-husband published his memoirs, under the pseudonym Vanda von Sacher-Masoch, in which he further discerned the writer and sacrificed himself.
In the hometown of Sacher-Masoh, Lviv, a monument has been erected. It is located next to "Mazko - Cafe", which recreates the atmosphere of the writer's works. The bronze figure is in its natural height - 170 cm. But it hides unexpected surprises. A magnifying glass is mounted on the statue's chest, allowing erotic pictures to be seen. If you rasp in the left pocket of Masoch's pants, you can touch his "staff".
The urn with his dust was destroyed in 1929 during a fire.

As can be seen, the imagination of the authors of erotic readings in the 19th century was enormously daring, and in their novels are described almost all forms of eroticism and pornography, without any inhibitions and prejudices.