The Sinner's Grand Tour

Known for his explorations of historic salaciousness (The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games; Napoleon's Privates: 2,500 Years of History Unzipped), Perrottet here puts a new twist on the conventional grand European tour. Lewd locales and relics of yesteryear, historic dungeons, former brothels, and museums of erotica are on the itinerary. From the Castle of the Marquis de Sade and the pornographic art in the Vatican to the British Hellfire sex clubs of the 1700s, readers will be astonished at and either disgusted or titillated by the debauchery. This mix of quirky historic tales, similar to but less documented than the works of Jan Bondeson, with traditional travelog makes for an eye-opening, entertaining, and informative narrative. Dive in to learn the story of Casanova, rumors about Lord Byron, and detailed licentious accounts from one medieval town. No one is spared in these revelations, least of all the clergy.