historical fiction

'I think we need to dispense with undergarments,' I said to the tailor who had come to oversee new uniforms for my new staff. I did not appreciate why it had taken Bentley, usually so proficient, more than seven days to find a suitable tailor but when the tailor arrived, I understood. It was a...

One of the first improvements I decided to install at Heaton was the large copper tub for the men of my staff. I am fully cognisant of the fact that working men wash themselves in an impromptu manner, whether it is a dunk in the lake or a splash under the pump, but I am a stickler for hygiene...

I've been watching European "Golden Age" adult films from the '70s. The quality is remarkable, much better than anything I've seen. A standout example is the Josephine Muntzenbacher series, set in a beautifully recreated 19th-century Prussia. The costumes, settings, and actors all feel very...

Grand Inspector Lin looked at her. "Marry me!" "Excuse me, what?" Emperor Jinling stared up at her with pleading puppy eyes. "You smell like my grandmother. Can I sniff you?" What is going on? Mai is thrown back to ancient China and must start her life anew with a brutal but magical twist -...