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UnmentionableTherese Oneill

Unmentionable

2016307 pages
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"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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4 editions
  • Audiobook · English · 2019
    Hachette Book Group and Blackstone Audio · 1 pages · 9781549179600
  • Paperback · English · 2018
    Back Bay Books · 320 pages · 9780316357906
  • Other · English · 2016
    Little Brown & Company · 9780316358040
  • Other · English · 2016
    Little, Brown and Company · 307 pages · 9780316357913
Social conditionsSocial life and customsWomenHistoryWomen, great britainWomen, social conditionsGreat britain, social life and customsSex customs