{"product_id":"venus-in-india-by-charles-deverreaux-9781513291338","title":"Venus in India","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVenus in India\u003c\/i\u003e (1889) is an erotic novel by Charles Devereaux. Published pseudonymously, the novel is styled as the autobiography of its fictional author, a young British Cavalry officer whose deployment in India is filled with romantic escapades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"The war in Afghanistan appeared to be coming to a close when I received sudden orders to proceed, at once, from England to join the First Battalion of my regiment, which was then serving there. I had just been promoted to Captain and had been married about eighteen months.\" Sent to India on a last-minute military assignment, Captain Devereaux takes his time arriving at his final destination on the North West Frontier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, he stops in Nowshera and Cherat, where he wastes no time romancing the wives and daughters of his fellow soldiers. First with the lovely Lizzie Wilson, and then with the daughters of Colonel Selwyn, Charles Devereaux gives himself over to passion and desire, forgetting about his wife and young child at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGraphic and graceful, comic and provocative, \u003ci\u003eVenus in India\u003c\/i\u003e is a shining example of nineteenth-century erotica in which the power of words to arouse is on full display. This edition of Charles Devereaux's \u003ci\u003eVenus in India\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of Victorian erotica reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47601190568172,"sku":"9781513291338","price":22.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/e74afca5009f0482521e523ae31efe0a.jpg?v=1778018578","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/venus-in-india-by-charles-deverreaux-9781513291338","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}