In his Bibliography of Prohibited Books (1885), Henry Ashbee, the noted Victorian collector of erotic literature, described Letters from Laura and Eveline as follows:
"There is a boldness in the idea upon which are based the two letters comprised in this volume, which, in spite of its monstrosity, might, with an abler and more delicate treatment, have lent itself to the creation of an attractive narrative. Conceptions equally impossible and contrary to the laws of nature have been productive of readable stories. Laura and Eveline are hermaphrodites, capable of enjoyment...