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The facts of life : the creation of sexual knowledge in Britain, 1650-1950 / Roy Porter and Lesley Hall

This study analyses the evolution of sexual knowledge and advice literature in Britain from the mid-seventeenth to the mid-twentieth century. It examines the medical, moral, and social contexts of these texts and their impact on gender relations and personal behaviour.

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