(And it just might leave you feeling ecstaticallygrateful to live in an age of pants, super absorbency tampons, epidurals, anti-depressants, and not-dying-of-the-syphilis-your-husband-brought-home. Irresistibly charming, laugh-out-loud funny, and featuring nearly 200 images from Victorian publications, UNMENTIONABLE will inspire a whole new level of respect for Elizabeth Bennett, Scarlet O’Hara, Jane Eyre, and all of our great, great grandmothers. You’re mostly going to be accompanying Sugar in this brilliant book by multi-faceted writer Michel Faber. Probably the most thorough and intriguing exploration of Victorian women’s lives, replete with transporting detail and dialog and a story you can’t put down. ~ How to conceal your loathsome addiction to menstruating The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber. UNMENTIONABLE is your hilarious, illustrated, scandalously honest (yet never crass) guide to the secrets of Victorian womanhood, giving you detailed advice on:
Ladies, welcome to the 19th century, where there’s arsenic in your face cream, a pot of cold pee sits under your bed, and all of your underwear is crotchless. Unmentionable: The Victorian Ladys Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners von Oneill, Therese beim - ISBN 10: 031635791X - ISBN 13: 9780316357913. Have you ever wished you could live in an earlier, more romantic era? Illustrator: ILLUSTRATION DETAILS: 180 DUOTONE PHOTOS, ILLUSTRA In the spirit of Texts from Jane Eyre and Schotts Miscellany, UNMENTIONABLE is your guide to the secrets of life as a Victorian lady, giving you detailed advice on how to maintain your youth (if you see a wrinkle, just rub lead on it), how to please your husband (stop talking), how to manage your monthly 'unwellness,' and more.
Title: Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady’s Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners
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