Unmentionable

the Victorian lady's guide to sex, marriage, and manners

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Therese Oneill: Unmentionable (2016)

307 pages

English language

Published Aug. 7, 2016

ISBN:
978-0-316-35791-3
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OCLC Number:
944933719

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2 stars (3 reviews)

"A scandalously honest guide to the secrets of Victorian womanhood. "If Unmentionable does not secure the Pulitzer Prize for Most Fascinating Book Ever, the whole gig is rigged. Therese Oneill opens the doors to everything we secretly wanted to know about the Victorian era, but didn't think to ask. Knickers with no crotches? Check. Arsenic as a facial scrub? Check. The infrequency of bathing and the stench of the Victorian human body? Check mate"--

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3 stars

This was a very funny and engaging book and it's a good gateway book to get a person interested in the Victorian period. However, I was a bit confused about why she kept including information about the US and I think even Canada at one point. Different social settings and cultures shouldn't be conflated. I listened to this as an audiobook so I wasn't able to check the sources but again, it was entertaining and peaked my interest so I'll just read other books for more information.

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Subjects

  • Social conditions
  • Social life and customs
  • Women
  • History

Places

  • Great Britain
  • England