A Place for Pleasure: The History of the Brothel |
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activities aedile allowed American brothel ancient Aphrodite areas Athenaeus auletrides bagnios bawdy-houses bordels brothel brothel inmates brothel institution brothel system brothel trade brothel-keeper catered century Chinese cited clients common countries courtesans customers deviant dicteriades dress due course English erotic establishments Europe European brothel Everleigh Club existence famous female Fernando Henriques free-lance frequented function geisha George Ryley Scott harlots Havelock Ellis hetairai homosexual Human Sexuality Ibid Indian instance Ivan Bloch Japanese ladies large number later legislation licensed London madam male prostitutes massage modern municipal brothel Mylitta night nineteenth-century operated organized painted Paris parlour phallic police Polly Adler premises proprietors prosti red-light red-light district religious religious prostitution remarked Roman Rome rooms sexual slaves social society Solon sometimes spiritual street temple prostitution temple-brothels tion total institution town tutes various visited visitor whores woman women writers York Yoshiwara young