"The Secret Vice: Masturbation in Victorian Fiction and Medical Culture" provides a unique consideration of writings on self-abuse in the long nineteenth century. The book examines the discourse on masturbation in medical works by English, Continental and American practitioners and demonstrates the influence and impact of these writings, not only on Victorian pornography but also in the creation of fictional characters by canonical authors such as Bram Stoker, J. S. Le Fanu, Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde.
The book also features the first detailed and balanced study of the largely...
"The Secret Vice: Masturbation in Victorian Fiction and Medical Culture" provides a unique consideration of writings on self-abuse in the long nine...
