Xanlthorpe t1_ivbvivb wrote on November 6, 2022 at 8:44 PM Reply to TIL about "The Pearl": An underground pornographic magazine issued monthly between 1879 and 1880. Its contents were three serial erotic tales simultaneously, devoted to sex in high society, incest, and flagellation. It was shut down by the British authorities for violating standards of obscenity. by DasherPack I read a copy of The Pearl back in the early 80s. It was being circulated as "historical fiction." It was no more scandalous than the average Penthouse Letter to the Editor or story of the 80s. Permalink 6
Xanlthorpe t1_ivbvivb wrote
Reply to TIL about "The Pearl": An underground pornographic magazine issued monthly between 1879 and 1880. Its contents were three serial erotic tales simultaneously, devoted to sex in high society, incest, and flagellation. It was shut down by the British authorities for violating standards of obscenity. by DasherPack
I read a copy of The Pearl back in the early 80s. It was being circulated as "historical fiction." It was no more scandalous than the average Penthouse Letter to the Editor or story of the 80s.