How long does it take to read The Romance of Lust?
The Romance of Lust by Anonymous takes about 4 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 59 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1983. 272 pages, about 74,800 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 7 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This work presented in two volumes for this edition showcases the amorous adventures of perhaps the most notorious fictional hero of the Victorian underground – the indefatigable Charlie Roberts. The four volumes of The Romance of Lust were first issued between 1873 and 1876. They relate, in an absorbing first person narrative. Charlie’s initiation into the world of love and subterfuge and together they comprise the longest erotic novel in existence. Through the authorship of The Romance of Lust is open to doubt. Henry Spencer Ashbee, the leading Victorian authority on erotic literature, strongly hinted that it was written by his friend William S Potter. Book One contains volumes one and two while Book Two contains volumes three and four of the original work.
Subjects: Victorian Erotica
