Sadopaideia
"Sadopaideia: Being the Experiences of Cecil Prendergast Undergraduate of the University of Oxford Shewing How he was Led Through the Pleasant Paths of Masochism to the supreme joys of Sadism" is a pornographic novel published in 1907 by "Ashantee of Edinburgh": probably Charles Carrington in Paris. In two volumes, it is the story of a man who experiences both dominance and submission.
It was published anonymously but Anthony Storr attributes it to Algernon Charles Swinburne
- Product Details
- Paperback: 250 pages
- Publisher: Blue Moon Books (June 15, 1998)
- Language: English
- < ISBN:1562010530 >
- Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
- Review from Amazon.com
A two-volume 250-page Victorian tale of the experiences of Cecil Pendergast a young Oxford undergraduate who gets an education in the ways of erotic love at its best. The alluring widow, Ms. Muriel Harcourt (I've seen this name in many of the best of erotic literature through the years... it must have meant something for the Victorians ... ) teaches a willing and sufficiently submissive Cecil where real pleasure can be derived and for more than a fleeting moment. She certainly, and the author does complete justice, treats her encounters like a delicious meal to be enjoyed ...
Although I'm definitely not into S&M this book knows where it should start and stop ... what an absolutely masterfully written piece to accomplish that ....
A MUST HAVE for your library ... Don't let the title fool you it is THE BEST ... loved it!
- Review from Amazon.com
I first read this in my late teens, (17? or so) and it summed up so much the essence of what I felt that I couldn't help but enjoy it. The period setting (Victorian England) is extensively portrayed and the story continues from one erotic adventure to another, without becoming dull. I now think about the scenes with the 11 & 15-year-old girls with shame (being a father) but I sure enjoyed reading them as a teenager. It is after all erotica and overall is a great story. The story begins with a young widow 'capturing' (emotionally only, not physically) a young man and showing him the pleasures of the birch. Many Domination and Submission themes are explored, as well as some S&M. Birching is used extensively, as with most Victorian Period pieces. If the above-mentioned themes interest you, it's definitely worth buying...
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