Long banned in the U. S., The Romance of Lust is the first-person story of Charlie Roberts, the most famous hero of the Victorian sexual underground, In Volume I, Charlie began his amorous career at an early age, initiated by a married lady who was visiting his mother. Charlie soon seduced the maids, while allowing himself to be seduced by his two successive governesses and successfully passing himself off as a virgin. In Volume II, 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.