Unmentionable
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Average rating3.9
"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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Entertaining entry into Victorian life, touching on everything from dress, going out in public, having people over, sex and marriage, and hysteria.
Not nearly as in depth as How To Be A Victorian, but that helped me read it quicker and enjoy it a bit more.
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Easy and quick to read, a funny and generic (a bit to much for my taste) introduction to Victorian period. A book to get some interesting information from here and there and to be read in short bits for a laugh. For research purposes other books are more suitable.
