Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 1414 Sacher-Masoch, Leopold, Ritter von 1835 1895 Sacher-Masoch, Ritter von (Leopold) Sacher-Masosch, Leopold, Ritter von Von Sacher-Masoch, Leopold, Ritter Sacher-Masoch, Leopold von Savage, Fernanda Venus im Pelz. English Venus in Furs Translation of Venus im Pelz Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Avinash Kothare, Tom Allen, Tiffany Vergon, Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Venus in Furs" by Ritter von Leopold Sacher-Masoch is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores themes of desire, power dynamics in relationships, and explores the concept of masochism through its protagonist, Severin, who becomes enthralled with a woman named Wanda, who embodies both beauty and cruelty. The opening of the novel introduces us to Severin’s complex desires and his fascination with a marble statue of Venus, which symbolizes his longing for a cruel yet beautiful woman. Through a dream sequence, Severin converses with a personified Venus, expressing his frustration with contemporary views on love and relationships. We also meet Wanda, whose personality intrigues Severin but also poses a challenge to his notions of love and possession. Their dynamic hints at a tumultuous exploration of love where power and submission play vital roles, setting the stage for Severin's evolving relationship with Wanda as he desires to navigate his fantasies regarding domination and submission. The rich description and complex character interactions invite readers to reflect on the natures of affection, control, and the depths of human psychology. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Erotic stories Sadomasochism -- Fiction PT Text Erotic Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Sexuality & Erotica Browsing: Fiction 287196 287054 2024-10-03T11:05:09.820249 2023-10-03T09:48:18.550370 text/html text/html 302136 2022-04-18T03:19:46 text/html 179987 2024-10-03T11:05:17.958308 application/epub+zip 185298 2024-10-03T11:05:13.199140 application/epub+zip 169717 2024-10-03T11:05:11.762178 application/epub+zip 321418 2024-10-03T11:05:21.404255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312497 2024-10-03T11:05:17.031135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280915 2022-09-03T13:50:40.602087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265827 265722 2024-10-03T11:05:09.082192 2023-10-03T09:48:17.877376 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 265618 2022-04-18T03:19:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21083 2024-10-03T11:05:21.550106 application/rdf+xml 11093 2024-10-03T11:05:12.439144 image/jpeg 2716 2024-10-03T11:05:12.040186 image/jpeg 100638 2022-04-18T03:20:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 104907 2022-04-18T03:20:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 179879 2024-10-03T11:05:09.845289 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia de.wikipedia