Help for a period piece

[soflabbwlvr]

I happened to come across this article, which provides some useful information for anyone writing a story set in 19th Century England. 17 Euphemisms for Sex

 

[sr71plt]

Thanks. That should be very useful. The period piece I'm working on at the moment is England (and Scotland), but it's thirteenth century, so I'll have to tuck this URL away for use later.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Those are lovely! I like it that the blogger included explanations of each phrase.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Those are lovely! I like it that the blogger included explanations of each phrase.

Yeah, especially that they gave some context about what sort of person might use/be the subject of these expressions.

Harris's List of Covent-Garden Ladies (late 18th century) is another interesting resource for sexual terms - stuff like "until the blind boy weeps". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris's_List_of_Covent_Garden_Ladies