City of Sin: London and its vices
| Author | Catharine Arnold |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject | History, Sex industry, London |
| Set in | London |
| Published | London |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster UK |
Publication date | 2010 |
| Media type | Paperback, hardback |
| Pages | 372 |
| ISBN | 9781847373519 Search this book on  . |
| 306.709421 |
City of Sin: London and its vices is a 2010 book by British author, academic and journalist Catharine Arnold.
Background[edit]
Arnold has written several specialist history books about London. She was previously an upmarket escort in London[1]
Synopsis[edit]
The book examines the sexual history of London from AD 80 until the present, including the history of the sex industry in the capital, homosexuality, the past of pornographic publishers on Fleet Street and details the relevant tolerance of London compared with other cities at the time. The book is described as a 'fascinating and vibrant chronicle of London at its most raw and vibrant'.
Reception[edit]
In The Independent, Sarah Bakewall praised the work as 'lively',[2] while in The Observer Stephanie Merritt was more mixed, criticising the book for presenting sex work in an unduly positive light but ultimately describing it as 'a lively affirmation of sexual desire in all its varieties'.[3] In the New York Journal of Books, the book is praised as a 'magnificent chronicle of sex throughout the ages not only helps us to understand the history that shaped the capitol’s current desires, fetishes, kinks, and peccadilloes, it also allows us to return to the city, book in hand, to excavate London’s deep sexual terrain'[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/aug/15/catharine-arnold-city-of-sin-book-review
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/city-of-sin-london-and-its-vices-by-catharine-arnold-2050881.html
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/aug/15/catharine-arnold-city-of-sin-book-review
- ↑ http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/sexual-history-london-roman-londinium-swinging-city%E2%80%94lust-vice-and-desire-across-ages
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