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TishMiAmor t1_ivbkrh1 wrote

If I know one thing about Victorian erotica it’s that flagellation will be heavily featured. I always wonder whether it was a genuinely more prevalent kink at the time, whether authors at the time just automatically assumed their audiences would want a whipping scene, or some combination of both.

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godisanelectricolive t1_ivcr6eg wrote

Briching used to be a common punishment in schools back then. I wonder if that helped to influence tastes.

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dabigua t1_ivcnpzq wrote

I had a paperback copy when I was younger. Lots of birch rods in those stories. Lots of birch rods.

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