Married love
By: Marie Stopes ; edited with an introduction and notes by Ross McKibbin.
Contributors: McKibbin, Ross.
Series: Oxford world's classics
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 115
ISBN-13: 9780192804327
Subjects: Marriage
Description: The book that was to become Married Love grew from Marie Stopes's conviction that the state of modern middle-class marriage was, like her own, desperate, and that the cause of this desperation was sexual unhappiness. She knew her book would "probably electrify this country" and it remains one of the best known sex manuals ever written. It combines a lyrical evocation of marital love with a no-nonsense and detailed account of sexual intercourse and sexual pleasure that was a sensation when it was published in 1918. Stopes advocated equality in marriage and the importance of women's sexuality and sexual desire, as well as openly supporting birth control. In this edition of Stopes's ground-breaking work, Ross McKibbin's introduction reveals fascinating insights into Stopes and prevailing attitudes to class, religion, science, and above all, sex. - Back cover.

A sensational book when first published in 1918, 'Married Love' was the first book to offer a frank discussion about sex & to acknowledge that it could be a pleasant experience for both men & women. Ross McKibbin provides a scholarly introduction & examines the career of the author.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [lii]-liii) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Select bibliography; title: A chronology of Marie Stopes; title: Married Love.; title: Preface / Dr. Jessie Murray; title: Letter from Professor Starling, FRS, &c.; title: Author's preface; title: Letter from Father St. John and reply; title: The heart's desire; title: The broken joy; title: Woman's "contrariness"; title: The fundamental pulse; title: Mutual adjustment; title: Sleep; title: Modesty and romance; title: Abstinence; title: Children; title: Society; title: The glorious unfolding; title: Explanatory notes