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First published in Great Britain under the title City of sin: London and its vices by Simon & Schuster UK --T.p. verso.

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<p>Praise for The Sexual History of London <p><p> Hugely entertaining . . . [Arnold] is a delightful travelling companion through the centuries of the city of sin. --Jeanette Winterson, The Times (UK)<p> Often titillating, sometimes shocking, frequently entertaining . . . The book is a lively affirmation of sexual desire in all its varieties. -- The Observer (UK)<br><br> To pack 2000 years of vice into less than 400 pages is a challenge, but Arnold achieves it admirably. -- The Independent (UK)<p> There's plenty to get stuck into here. Arnold arranges her formidable research lucidly. -- Evening Standard (UK)<br><br> Richly detailed . . . an engaging survey of sex and the city. -- The Sunday Times (UK)

Praise for The Sexual History of London Hugely entertaining . . . [Arnold] is a delightful travelling companion through the centuries of the city of sin. --Jeanette Winterson, The Times (UK) Often titillating, sometimes shocking, frequently entertaining . . . The book is a lively affirmation of sexual desire in all its varieties. -- The Observer (UK) To pack 2000 years of vice into less than 400 pages is a challenge, but Arnold achieves it admirably. -- The Independent (UK) There's plenty to get stuck into here. Arnold arranges her formidable research lucidly. -- Evening Standard (UK) Richly detailed . . . an engaging survey of sex and the city. -- The Sunday Times (UK)

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Catharine Arnold read English at Girton College, Cambridge, and holds a further degree in psychology. A journalist, academic, and popular historian, her previous books include Necropolis: London and Its Dead and Bedlam: London and Its Mad.

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