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Studies in the Psychology of Sex - Volume 2

Havelock Ellis

Book Overview: 

The second of six volumes, this volume covers in extensive detail the topic of "Sexual Inversion", or homosexuality to give it a more current name. Written as an anthropological and psychological study from the point of view of Havelock, the famous British sexologist of the late 19th century, who was also a physician and social reformer.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Kings, indeed, seem peculiarly inclined to homosexuality.

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Schultz, Das Höfische Leben, Bd. i, ch. xiii.

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De Planctu Naturæ has been translated by Douglas Moffat, Yale Studies in English, No. xxxvi, 1908.

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P. de l'Estoile, Mémoires-Journaux, vol. ii, p. 326.

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Laborde, Le Palais Mazarin, p. 128.

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Thus she writes in 1701 (Correspondence, edited by Brunet, vol. i, p. 58): "Our heroes take as their models Hercules, Theseus, Alexander, and Cæsar, who all had their male favorites. Those who give themselves up to this vice, while believing in Holy Scripture, imagine that it was only a sin when there were few people in the world, and that now the earth is populated it may be regarded as a divertissement. Among the common people, indeed, accusations of this kind are, so far as possible, avoided; but among persons of quality it is publicly spoken of; it is considered a fine saying that since Sodom and Gomorrah, t. . . Read More

Community Reviews

I actually read about half of this and then quickly skimmed the rest - just far too clinical for my tastes - and it was a bit unnerving how frequently words like abnormal, disgraceful, perverse, etc. are bandied about - as well as copious references to the 'lower races and classes'.

I actually only