So. Here are the first “adult films” in human history. I think they are safe to watch with the whole family, except for the first clip where a woman washes with something that looks like black sand. Might give the kids ideas…
While film avoided full-frontal nudity, and (god forbid!) any action below the waistline, Victorian erotic literature went full out on incest, flogging, and sexual abuse.
If you like classic Victorian erotica, you’ve probably read these already, but I list them anyway for future reference: The Romance of Lust (1873), The Sins of the Cities of the Plain (1881), and The Pearl: A Magazine of Facetiae and Voluptuous Reading (1879-1880)
Until next time,
