Desire and Deviance: the Victorian Guide to Sex

An exciting factual romp through sexual desire, practises and deviance in the Victorian era with cultural historian Fern Riddell. Her new book, The Victorian Guide to Sex reveals advice and ideas on sexuality from the Victorian period. Drawing on both satirical and real life events from the period, it explores every facet of sexuality that the Victorians encountered. Reproducing original advertisements and letters, with extracts taken from memoirs, legal cases, newspaper advice columns, and collections held in the Museum of London and the British Museum, this book lifts the veil from historical sexual attitudes.

The talk be followed by a book signing with The Victorian Guide to Sex on sale at a reduced price.

Includes wine reception.