The erotomaniac
Subtitle: the secret life of Henry Spencer Ashbee
By: Ian Gibson.
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
Subjects: Ashbee, Henry Spencer, -- 1834-1900 -- Sexual behaviour.; Erotica -- History.; Pornography -- History.; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Description: "Henry Spencer Ashbee seemed a prosperous and respectable Victorian gentleman. But his well-upholstered chambers in Gray's Inn concealed a shocking secret: a vast collection of erotica and pornography, thousands of volumes strong.

The Erotomaniac is a fascinating account of Victorian curiosity, repression and subverted desire. Acclaimed biographer Ian Gibson has created an engrossing portrait of Ashbee, which examines the evidence that Ashbee himself may have been the author of the most famous work of Victorian erotica, My Secret Life."--Pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.