All I want for Christmas.
Nov. 29th, 2004 01:45 pmI've made no secret of my love of the work of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester. I'll be first in line for The Libertine, I have copies both expurgated and unexpurgated of most of his poetry.
So is it too much to ask for this?
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11531319%255E13762,00.html
Dear Santa,
I want to be such a naughty girl. If you were to give me this...
So is it too much to ask for this?
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11531319%255E13762,00.html
THE world's first known piece of printed pornography, described as the 'quintessence of debauchery', is expected to reach up to $84,000 when it is auctioned next month.
Sodom, penned in the mid-1670s, has been attributed to John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester and is described by auction house Sotheby's as a "closet drama rather than for the stage" with pornography "in almost every line".
Dear Santa,
I want to be such a naughty girl. If you were to give me this...
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Date: 2004-11-29 12:15 am (UTC)