Displaying 1 of 1 2010 Format: Book Author: Arnold, Catharine, author. Title: The sexual history of London : from Roman Londinium to the swinging city--lust, vice, and desire across the ages / Catharine Arnold. Edition: First U.S. edition. Publisher, Date: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2011. ©2010 Description: 373 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Summary: A chronicle of London's sexual history encompasses nearly two thousand years and provides accessible coverage of such topics as sexuality in politics, the licentiousness of Victorian London, and the sexual underground of the twentieth century. Subjects: Sex -- England -- London -- History. Prostitution -- England -- London -- History. London (England) -- History. Other Title: City of sin Notes: "First published in Great Britain under the title City of sin : London and its vices by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd, a CBS company"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Lupanaria -- 'Get thee to a nunnery!' -- 'The burning' and buggery -- The suburbs of sin -- 'The playhouse is their place of traffick' -- 'That square of Venus' -- Perferse pleasures and unnatural lusts -- West end girls -- Slaves of the London pavement -- 'It's a sin' -- The love that dare not speak its name -- The hour of our death -- Swinging London -- Plus ça change. Web Site: Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2011035595 ISBN: 9781250015303 1250015308 9781620901984 1620901986 9780312600341 0312600348 Other Number: 707969580 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 310646 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 306.709421 Arnold Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
