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The Pearl

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Keeping in mind that this book purports to be a collection of genuine Victorian erotic journals, I found it to be rather tedious in its length and repetitiveness. In reading it, I received the impression that it was written to appeal to those who are attracted to the concept of "naughty" (as opposed to erotic) literature. In the late 1800's, I suppose that "The Pearl" was the height of forbidden writing.

The 18 journals are described as being composed of "serialised novels, lewd short stories, gossip of the day, letters from readers, licentious limericks and naughty jokes". At over 600 pages, I was well and truly bored before I was halfway through. The novels and short stories contain extremely repetitive themes. For example, there are only so many ways of describing a scene of someone being whipped with a birch.

The language used throughout is very similar and appears to be the work of one person. It all becomes very predictable after reading a couple of the journals.

If you're looking for truly interesting stories with well developed plots and characters, this is not the book for you. If all you want is a collection of naughty limericks, jokes and stories all following the same vein, then you will love this.

I first read this book when I was a teenager, and I found it be to such a good book that I kept it under my mattress to be read every night at bedtime! It was thrown away sometime during my growing up years and I have been looking for it ever since. Imagine finding it now, after all these years!! If you like Victorian erotica, and you don't mind reading segmented accounts of sadomasochism and animalism [(sex with animals)], then this is the book for you! Highly recommend reading this.

Like some of the other reviewers, I first read this in my younger days. This is archetypal Victorian porn and, if that is your bag, 'The Pearl' will give much pleasure. Having said that, the quality varies considerably, and while most pieces are delightful, some you may find tedious and crass. Other reviewers also make the point that there is 'something for everyone' in the Pearl anthologies. This is true, but equally it means that some topics are liable to leave you cold at best, or turn you off at worst. These caveats aside, it's fair to say The Pearl deserves a place in any erotica collection.

I found this book under my dads mattress when i was about 12. Then my dad moved it and i never saw it again. I have not been able to get that book out of my mind for 25 yrs. Thanks amazon.com for reuniting me with it!

This book accompanied me since teenage. It has all kinds of erotic-sexual stories - It caters to all tastes but very short example of each.

It has SM, Gay ,Pedophilia, Orgies, and hundreds of ordinary sex descriptions, pregnant , lesbian homosexual boy-boy , girl-girl, man-boy , woman-girl and many more!

I received this book many years ago as a 21st birthday present from my aunt. What a book!! It takes a fun approach to sex. Who knows when it was really written; it probably doesn't matter. All I know is that the friends that I've given copies to, have reported that their sex lives have greatly improved and that they laugh alot more now.

Contains humourous verses, short stories and longer stroies in the style of the mainstream magazines of the day. There is also poetry [of sorts] that will make you chuckle and blush. Who wrote these for the Pearl at the time is open to conjecture, but it is all very good, and to have it in one volume is nirvana. A rattling good read!