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Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners
by Therese Oneill
Written in a sardonic but highly entertaining style that parodies 19th century romances, "Unmentionable" takes the reader to the dark, gritty, unhygienic side of the 1800s and just how awful it would be to live during that time. The book focuses on the particular trials facing women of the higher classes, as life as a commoner was generally much more brutal and short.
While I don't wish to discount the trials of the modern age, "Unmentionable" really brings home how bad life was (and still is in some parts of the world) for women in the so-called civilized world. We've come a long way and should not forget that fact.
Recommended for fans of 19th century romances, period dramas, historians, and feminists.
While I don't wish to discount the trials of the modern age, "Unmentionable" really brings home how bad life was (and still is in some parts of the world) for women in the so-called civilized world. We've come a long way and should not forget that fact.
Recommended for fans of 19th century romances, period dramas, historians, and feminists.