"The careful structuring of the anthology, the attention to a wide range of diverse primary materials, and the high quality of the individual essays make it a valuable contribution to Victorian studies." —Albion
"This book promises to lay to rest, once and for all, the early 20th-century truism that Victorians' primary relationship to sexuality turned on repression." —Mary L. Poovey
". . . eleven essays which offer new and diverse insights into the role of sexuality in Victorian life and literature." —Lambda Book Report
An introduction to Victorian sexualities and a survey of current critical methods, these essays will energize reflection on the complexity of human sexuality and on the many different arrays of meaning that it has generated.