Bundling: Its Origin, Progress and Decline in America / Edition 1

by Henry Reed Stiles

Overview

First published in 2006. In this famous survey of pre-martial courting customs in early America, Stiles traces the origin, progress and decline of bundling in America. He proves that bundling, a custom brought to American by the Puritans, was common at various times in many lands as far back as ancient Rome and that it arose out of real need rather than licentiousness. Controversial at the time, this book was banned in Boston when it was first published.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780710309693
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/27/2006
Series:	Kegan Paul Library of Sexual Life Series
Pages:	146
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Henreed Stiles

Table of Contents

Dedication; Prefatory; Bundling; The British Isles; Wales; In Holland; Love and Courtship in the 14th Century; In Switzerland,; Savage Nations; United States of America,; The New England States,; Which being translated is as follows; A New Bundling Song;; A New Song in Favour of Courting; The Whore on the Snow Crust; A Poem Against Bundling; Appendix I; Bundling; Bundling; Appendix II; Index

Editorial Reviews

An essay on the social practice of a man and a woman sleeping together with their clothes on--essentially an historical custom of convenience. Originally published in 1869 (Albany: J. Munsell), but here reproduced from a printing by The Book Collectors Association, 1934. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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