Title: Unmentionable
Description: "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"--
Subjects: Social conditions, Social life and customs, Women, History, Women, great britain, Women, social conditions, Great britain, social life and customs, Sex customs, Women, sexual behavior, Great britain, history, 19th century, nyt:fashion-manners-and-customs=2017-01-08, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed
Places: Great Britain, England
Time periods: 19th century