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The , the book deals with a variety of sexual activities, including Orgies , Gay Sex , Masturbation , Lesbianism , Flagellation , Fellatio , Cunnilingus , Anal Sex , and Double Penetration . Taboo subjects such as Incest and Pedophilia are common themes in the Novel . Questions of Authorship exist for this novel, and there are two likely candidates, William Simpson Potter , and Edward Sellon . Sellon is the author of other erotic novels and a book on Snake Worship , whereas Potter wrote and had privately printed two books of letters on the Prince Of Wales ' visit to visit to India in 1875-1876. From examining the text in ''Letters from India during H. R. H. the Prince of Wales visit in 1875-6, from William S. Potter to his sister,'' one could make a stronger case for Potter, as there are similarities in writing style between the book of letters and ''The Romance of Lust.'' Scholarship on this novel is minimal, although it is mentioned in passing in a number of ), as does John Alfred Atkins in his historical survey, ''Sex in Literature'' (1970-1982). Marcus' study is Psychological in nature - relying much on the work of Sigmund Freud , and he invents a word to describe the sexual activities in this novel, "pornotopia." Marcus describes "pornotopia" as being like a place where "all men...are always and Infinitely Potent ; all women Fecundate with Lust and flow inexhaustibly with Sap or Juice or both. Everyone is always ready for everything" (p. 276). Given the Libido s of the Characters , the comment is apt. Because of the often unrealistic description of sexual activities and positions in ''The Romance of Lust,'' Marcus uses the word Vector to describe the mechanical sex acts. He also speaks of emotional deprivation in conjunction with the work, because the characters do not interact with one another as real, thinking, and feeling persons would do. Works that make substantial comment on or criticism of the novel
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