Aphrodite (ancient manners)
About this book
This was "the only only complete English version extant" of a novel originally in French about a courtesan living in ancient Alexandria. The book is lavishly illustrated, but is sloppy in other ways. For instance, every time there is a full page illustration (and there are many) the page numbering skips, and the margins of the page are not evenly wide. This is the kind of book that you had to cut the pages with a knife before you could read it. You could call the story erotica, but it is no worse than The Decameron or Chaucer. It must have been pretty hot reading in 1906. The book has a page stating "This Edition on Large Paper is limited to 1000 copies of which this is No......" but nobody bothered to fill in the number, so I would guess that more than 1,000 of these were printed.
Reader Profile
3.7/5 · 539 readers · 128 pages · ≈ 2 h 22 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read Aphrodite (ancient manners)?
About ≈ 2 h 22 m — 128 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Aphrodite (ancient manners)?
128 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Aphrodite (ancient manners)?
It sits on the History, Fiction shelves.
Is Aphrodite (ancient manners) in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Where does Aphrodite (ancient manners) take place?
It is set in Alexandria (Egypt), Egypt, Alexandria during 332-30 B.C., Ancient Times.
Who wrote Aphrodite (ancient manners)?
Pierre Louÿs.
Where can I read Aphrodite (ancient manners) online for free?
It is in the public domain — read it free on Open Library