The Pearl, A Monthly Journal of Facetiae and Voluptuous Reading: Volumes 1 to 8
The Pearl, A Magazine of Facetiae and Voluptuous Reading was a pornographic monthly magazine issued for 18 months in London by William Lazenby from July 1879 to December 1880, with two Christmas supplements;

it was closed down by the authorities for publishing obscene literature. Lazenby followed it with The Oyster (1883) and The Boudoir. The general format of the magazine was to publish three serial erotic tales simultaneously, devoted to sex in high society, incest and flagellation, respectively, interspersed with obscene parodies, poems and limericks.

The format of the magazine can be seen as a parody of contemporary magazines aimed at the family market. The Pearl contains "My Grandmother's Tale", the first pornographic story based on slavery in the American South.
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The Pearl, A Monthly Journal of Facetiae and Voluptuous Reading: Volumes 1 to 8
The Pearl, A Magazine of Facetiae and Voluptuous Reading was a pornographic monthly magazine issued for 18 months in London by William Lazenby from July 1879 to December 1880, with two Christmas supplements;

it was closed down by the authorities for publishing obscene literature. Lazenby followed it with The Oyster (1883) and The Boudoir. The general format of the magazine was to publish three serial erotic tales simultaneously, devoted to sex in high society, incest and flagellation, respectively, interspersed with obscene parodies, poems and limericks.

The format of the magazine can be seen as a parody of contemporary magazines aimed at the family market. The Pearl contains "My Grandmother's Tale", the first pornographic story based on slavery in the American South.
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The Pearl, A Monthly Journal of Facetiae and Voluptuous Reading: Volumes 1 to 8

The Pearl, A Monthly Journal of Facetiae and Voluptuous Reading: Volumes 1 to 8

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The Pearl, A Monthly Journal of Facetiae and Voluptuous Reading: Volumes 1 to 8

The Pearl, A Monthly Journal of Facetiae and Voluptuous Reading: Volumes 1 to 8

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The Pearl, A Magazine of Facetiae and Voluptuous Reading was a pornographic monthly magazine issued for 18 months in London by William Lazenby from July 1879 to December 1880, with two Christmas supplements;

it was closed down by the authorities for publishing obscene literature. Lazenby followed it with The Oyster (1883) and The Boudoir. The general format of the magazine was to publish three serial erotic tales simultaneously, devoted to sex in high society, incest and flagellation, respectively, interspersed with obscene parodies, poems and limericks.

The format of the magazine can be seen as a parody of contemporary magazines aimed at the family market. The Pearl contains "My Grandmother's Tale", the first pornographic story based on slavery in the American South.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798855639773
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date: 10/10/2023
Pages: 284
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.64(d)

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The Pearl: A Magazine of Facetiae and Voluptuous Reading was a pornographic monthly magazine issued in London during the mid-Victorian period by William Lazenby. It was closed down by the British authorities for violating contemporary standards of obscenity.
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