Unmentionable: the Victorian lady's guide to sex, marriage, and manners
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Published:
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2016.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
viii, 307 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Status:
MCPLD Central Non-Fiction
305.4209 O58u
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." --
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Language:
English
ISBN:
031635791X, 9780316357913
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-307)
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." --,provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Oneill, T. (2016). Unmentionable: the Victorian lady's guide to sex, marriage, and manners. First edition. New York, Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Oneill, Therese. 2016. Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners. New York, Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Oneill, Therese, Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners. New York, Little, Brown and Company, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Oneill, Therese. Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners. First edition. New York, Little, Brown and Company, 2016.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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