My Secret Life

James Russell Kincaid, Richard Tithecott

Penguin Group, 1996 - Psychology - 576 pages

This erotic diary of an anonymous English gentleman in the late Victorian age has enthralled readers for generations. Originally an 11-volume set, this abridged version retains the full flavor of the underground bestseller. Detailing scores of intimate encounters, the volume highlights the contradictions inherent in straight-laced Victorian society.

What people are saying

Review: My Secret Life: An Erotic Diary of Victorian London (Signet Classic)

User Review  - Mo - Goodreads

I'm not sure if this is the same as My Secret Life by Anonymous. The description sounds the same. Look at Project Gutenberg.

Review: My Secret Life: An Erotic Diary of Victorian London (Signet Classic)

User Review  - Sarah - Goodreads

One of the most bizarre books of erotica ever written, it seems to be less an account of any actual events than a stream-of-consciousness of episodic fantasies; perhaps the man sat down at his table ...

About the author

Kincaid is Aerol Arnold Professor of English at the University of Southern California.

Bibliographic information

• Title: My Secret Life; A Signet classic
• Editors: James Russell Kincaid, Richard Tithecott
• Translated by: James Russell Kincaid, Richard Tithecott
• Contributors: James Russell Kincaid, Richard Tithecott
• Edition: abridged, reprint
• Publisher: Penguin Group, 1996
• ISBN: 0451526023, 9780451526021
• Length: 576 pages
• Subjects: Psychology / Human Sexuality