Molly Joyful’s List Of Useful Resources has been updated! Many new links for you, on all aspects of life in the 18th century, with focus on life at sea and British history and daily life ( Read more... )

Does anyone know if there is any evidence (from the films, interviews with cast and crew, DVD extras, posts at Wordplay etc..) that Scarlett and Giselle are actually prostitutes, or is this something we have all just assumed?

Many thanks...

If your reading list consists of things pertaining to 18th century sexuality, that is.

Whore Biographies: 1700-1825
Merryland - This entry mentioned "The Teague-Root," which my research indicates was an erotic work using botanical metaphors. Coincidence, or inside joke?
An article entitled "Sex and the 1700s"
An article on wife-selling ( Read more... )

Don't ask how I find these things:

This image from Wikipedia shows that every generation looks back on the previous as being more pure, innocent and virtuous than the current "debauched" one. Imagine, women daring to understand where babies come from, the nerve! The women are viewing anatomical waxes, which were of a high quality in the 18th ( Read more... )