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Body
Genitals
Masturbation
Penetration
Ejaculation
Problems
The Encyclopedia of Erotic Literature
A man obsessively collecting and indexing pornography and works about human sexuality in an atmosphere of oppressive Victorian hypocrisy.
William Ashbee's most famous works were his three bibliographies of erotic works:
- Index Librorum Prohibitorum: being Notes Bio- Biblio- Icono- graphical and Critical, on Curious and Uncommon Books. London, privately printed, 1877. (The name is a reference to the Catholic Church's list of banned books "Index Librorum Prohibitorum").
- Centuria Librorum Absconditorum: being Notes Bio- Icono- graphical and Critical, on Curious and Uncommon Books. London, privately printed, 1879.
- Catena Librorum Tacendorum: being Notes Bio- Icono- graphical and Critical, on Curious and Uncommon Books. London, privately printed, 1885
The Index was arranged by author, the Centuria and Catena by subject. Initially only 250 copies of each volume were printed.
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