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Anthologica Rarissima: The Way of a Virgin

Anthologica Rarissima: The Way of a Virgin

by L. C. Brovan

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Compiler
Brovan, L. C.
Title
Anthologica Rarissima: The Way of a Virgin Being excerpts from rare, curious and diverting books
Credits
Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections
Subject
Sex customs -- Fiction
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 52059
Release Date
May 13, 2016
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.ANTHOLOGICA RARISSIMA. VOLUME ONE: THE WAY OF A VIRGIN.
  2. 2.FOREWORD.
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.VIRGINITY AND ITS TRADITIONS.
  5. 5.THE ENCHANTED RING. 19
  6. 6.VARIANT.
  7. 7.THE INSTRUMENT. 25
  8. 8.EXCURSUS to THE INSTRUMENT
  9. 9.THE TIMOROUS FIANCÉE. 27
  10. 10.EXCURSUS to THE ENCHANTED RING , THE INSTRUMENT , and THE TIMOROUS FIANCÉE .
  11. 11.ADVENTURES WITH HEDVIGE AND HELÈNE AT GENEVA. 31
  12. 12.EXCURSUS to ADVENTURES WITH HEDVIGE AND HELÈNE AT GENEVA .
  13. 13.THE DAMSEL AND THE PRINCE. 37
  14. 14.EXCURSUS to THE DAMSEL AND THE PRINCE .
  15. 15.THE PENITENT NUN. 40
  16. 16.BEYOND THE MARK. 41
  17. 17.THE DEVIL IN HELL. 44
  18. 18.EXCURSUS to THE DEVIL IN HELL .
  19. 19.THE WEDDING NIGHT OF JEAN THE FOOL. 45
  20. 20.THE MAIDEN WELL GUARDED. 48
  21. 21.VARIANT.
  22. 22.TALE OF KAMAR AL-ZAMAN. 53
  23. 23.EXCURSUS to THE TALE OF KAMAR AL-ZAMAN .
  24. 24.THE FOOL. 75
  25. 25.“OH MOTHER, ROGER WITH HIS KISSES.” 77
  26. 26.FOOLISH FEAR. 78
  27. 27.THE PRINCESS WHO PISSETH OVER THE HAYCOCKS. 82
  28. 28.THE COMB. 83
  29. 29.EXCURSUS to THE PRINCESS WHO PISSETH OVER THE HAYCOCKS and THE COMB .
  30. 30.THE SKIRMISH. 90
  31. 31.EXCURSUS to THE SKIRMISH .
  32. 32.THE NIGHTINGALE. 94
  33. 33.THE PIKE’S HEAD. 95
  34. 34.THE LOVELY NUN AND HER YOUNG BOARDER. 98
  35. 35.JOHN and JOAN. 104
  36. 36.THE HUSBAND AS DOCTOR. 106
  37. 37.THE PRIEST AND THE LABOURER. 112
  38. 38.EXCURSUS to THE PRIEST AND THE LABOURER .
  39. 39.THE TWO LOVERS AND THE TWO SISTERS. 113
  40. 40.THE BURNING YARD. 115
  41. 41.TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK. 116
  42. 42.EXCURSUS to TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK .
  43. 43.FIRST MEETING BETWEEN A YOUTH AND HIS FIANCÉE. 118
  44. 44.THE BREAKER OF EGGS. 120
  45. 45.EXCURSUS to THE BREAKER OF EGGS . — FOOTNOTES: — Transcriber’s Notes

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