{"product_id":"the-prelude-to-teleny-paperback","title":"The Prelude to Teleny - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnonymous\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Prelude to Teleny\u003c\/i\u003e (1899) is an erotic novel published anonymously, yet often attributed to Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. A loosely related prequel to the novel \u003ci\u003eTeleny\u003c\/i\u003e (1893), which is considered one of the first works of fiction to openly depict homosexuality, \u003ci\u003eThe Prelude to Teleny\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a young girl's sexual awakening and subsequent downfall, as well as of the son she bears. \"My childhood was a very dull one. I am hardly certain whether I remember my mother or not, for I was only about two years old when she died. By an effort it seems to me that I can recollect having been taken into a dark hushed room, where she was asleep-of having been lifted on a couch and made to kiss her. Her face was as white as marble, seemed quite as cold; so that the contact of my warm lips with that clammy flesh produced an indelible impression upon me.\" Before she was reduced to this lifeless state, Camille Des Grieux was a young girl with her whole life ahead of her. On a sultry night in the south of France, she has her first sexual experience with a strange young drifter. Unsure if this was a real or just an intense dream, she wakes in the morning with a strange new sensation, and soon finds evidence of another's presence all around her room. Filled with brief scenes of romance and lust between its insatiable cast of characters, \u003ci\u003eThe Prelude to Teleny\u003c\/i\u003e is an erotic novel that continues to entertain, shock, and surprise over a century after it was published. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Prelude to Teleny\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic work of Victorian erotica reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a hot summer day in France, a young girl sees a handsome drifter by the roadside. That night, she dreams he is in her bedroom, introducing her to the ways of passion. In the morning, however, she discovers that her fantasy may have been real after all. \u003ci\u003eThe Prelude to Teleny\u003c\/i\u003e is an anonymously published erotic novel from Victorian England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 70\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.8 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44263569096839,"sku":"9781513295336","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/r3-FRJwtVV9781513295336.webp?v=1774644555","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-prelude-to-teleny-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}