Solitary Vice: An Address to Parents and Those Who Have the Care of Children (1839)

This sadly hilarious little book was penned anonymously in 1839 with, we're certain, all the best intentions. While acknowledging the widespread practice of masturbation, it condemns it in the most hysterical tones and attributes to it many of the most virulent diseases of the day.

We can only pity and have empathy for the Victorian readers of this book while still finding it's prose and advice amusing.

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