Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners
Therese Oneill examines Victorian womanhood through the era’s approaches to sex, marriage, and manners. Unmentionable offers a focused look at the customs, expectations, and social conventions that shaped ladies’ lives, presenting a lively guide to a period defined by intricate rules of behavior and propriety.
About This Book
Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners explores the social world associated with Victorian womanhood.
The book focuses on three closely connected subjects: sex, marriage, and manners.
Its subject matter offers a window into the expectations, customs, and conventions that shaped how women were understood and expected to behave.
Written by Therese Oneill, this is a culturally focused guide to the manners and intimate social codes of the Victorian era.
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