Venus in the Cloister

Venus in the Cloister

"Venus in the Cloister or The Nun in her Smock" ( _fr. Vénus dans le Cloître, 1683) is an erotic novel ascribed to Abbé du Prat.

In 1727 Edmund Curll was convicted under the common law offence of disturbing the peace for its publication. It appears to be the first conviction for obscenity in the United Kingdom, and set a legal precedent for other convictions.

The erotic book is an example of the whore dialogues genre. In it, a series of five dramatic conversations between two fictional nuns (sister Agnès and sister Angélique) are related. In these conversations, the elder more experienced woman instructs the younger about sex.

The book was badly received in Britain during the 1700's.


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