The Romance of Lust is the first-person story of Charlie Roberts, the most famous hero of the Victorian sexual underground, In Volume 1 (on sale on this site as a reworked version called My Education), Charlie began his amorous career at an early age, allowing himself to be seduced by his two successive governesses and successfully passing himself off as a virgin. In Volume 2, Charlie's amorous adventures begin in earnest. With almost super-human endurance he goes on to explore his taste for intricate tableaux ensembles, to indulge his penchant for fancy complications, and even to form a secret society. An eye-opening look at the twisted paths eros takes when a society goes too far in repressing the sex drive.