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  • Books on Victorian Prostitution?

    Is there any?

  • #2
    Hi Garza!

    The only one that stands out at the moment for me is titled "City Of Dreadful Delight: Narratives Of Sexual Danger In Victorian London" by Judith R. Walkowitz. I had trouble actually remembering that whole title but I googled a few of the words that I did remember and found it, LOL. It is a very informative book, telling in detail about the social history and sexual dangers of Victorian London in the 19 Century and the dangers with JTR lurking around. I had taken it out from the Library about a year ago and I remember that it was very hard to put down. It was a very interesting read.

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    • #3
      The London Underworld in the Victorian Period: Authentic first person accounts by beggars, thieves and prostitutes by Henry Mayhew et al is also a good one. Walkowitz's book is good but driven by a fairly visible agenda (not that the Mayhew project agenda was less explicit, but it's well put together, v. evocative of the language of the time.
      best,

      claire

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      • #4
        Have to agree with Claire, your best best would be to try and get hold of some contemporary Victorian surveys, articles, books, etc by the likes of Henry Mayhew - in this case, original sources are going to be the most accurate and insightful.

        Cheers,
        Adam.

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