Married Love (Owc)

Marie Carmichael Stopes

Oxford University Press, Dec 7, 2004 - Social Science - 115 pages

The book that was to become Married Love grew from Marie Stopes's conviction that the state of modern middle-class marriage was, like her own, desperate, and that the cause of this desperation was sexual unhappiness. She knew that her book would "probably electrify the country" of England. Indeed, it remains one of the best-known sex manuals ever written. This is the only available edition of Marie Stopes's pioneering sex manual--one of the first books to discuss sex frankly and to describe how to achieve pleasure for both sexes during intercourse. The manual combines a lyrical evocation of marital love with a no-nonsense and detailed account of sexual intercourse and sexual pleasure that was a sensation when it was published in 1918. Stopes advocated equality in marriage and the importance of women's sexuality and sexual desire. She also took the controversial step of openly supporting birth control.
In this edition of Stopes's ground-breaking work, Ross McKibbin's introduction reveals fascinating insights into Stopes and the prevailing attitudes towards class, religion, science, and above all, sex. Stopes's own experience in marriage is inextricably linked with Married Love and her often controversial views are fully discussed.

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Review: Married Love

User Review  - Eva - Goodreads

Unfortunately, I didn't read this edition so missed the introduction. Would love to read that as well -- on its own, Married Love is a thoughtful discussion of turn-of-the-century love and marriage, with a great deal of insight buried in its now antiquated views/lanuage.

Review: Married Love

User Review  - Jennifer Kincheloe - Goodreads

Help for an entire generation who were bad in bed. Marie Stopes, ScD, PhD broke ground with her 1918 revolutionary and soon banned book dedicated to husbands who want to do the job right. This ...

Contents

• I: 5
• II: 8
• III: 9
• IV: 12
• V: 17
• VI: 22
• VII: 27
• VIII: 37
• IX: 48
• X: 61
• XI: 69
• XII: 74
• XIII: 78
• XIV: 90
• XV: 102
• XVI: 108
• XVII: 111
• XVIII: 116

About the author

Ross R. McKibbin is Fellow and Tutor in Modern History at St. John's College, Oxford University.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Married Love (Owc); Oxford world's classics
• Author: Marie Carmichael Stopes
• Editor: Ross McKibbin
• Contributor: Ross McKibbin
• Edition: 30, illustrated
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2004
• ISBN: 0192804324, 9780192804327
• Length: 115 pages
• Subjects: Family & Relationships / General; Psychology / Human Sexuality; Social Science / Women's Studies