Havelock Ellis

An engrossing collection of literary essays, The New Spirit was Havelock Ellis's first book. In it he attempts to trace "the modern spirit" through the works of five great writers-Diderot, Heine, Whitman, Ibsen, and Tolstoy. Controversial when published, the book remains essential reading for anyone interested in Ellis's early work and philosophy.

Written for the general reader, this 1922 collection by the pioneering sex researcher clearly and cleanly introduces ideas from his major works, and applies them to daily life. Includes "Children and Parents," "The Meaning of Purity," "The Objects of Marriage," "Husbands and Wives," "The Love-Rights of Women," "The Play-Function of Sex," and "The Individual and the Race."

Originally published in seven volumes from 1879 to 1928, this landmark work was lawfully available only to the medical and legal profession until 1935. In his studies, Ellis sought to demystify human sexuality by exploring it from both biological and multicultural perspectives. In this volume Ellis explores the subjects sexual modesty, sexual periodicity, and autoeroticism.

The psychological effects of colour have long been known and are today widely harnessed in everything from advertising to interior design. In this volume, Havelock Ellis explores the psychological effects of the colour yellow, looking at its importance throughout history and cultures across the globe. A fascinating study that will appeal to those with an interest in history and colour psychology. Henry Havelock Ellis (1859—1939) was an English physician,...

The seven volumes of Studies in the Psychology of Sex by Havelock Ellis (1859-1939) that appeared between 1900 and 1928 were each a landmark in the more open considerations of sexual impulse in the Western world. And none more so than Volume 2, which appeared in 1900. It examined homosexuality, though Ellis more frequently used the term sexual inversion, which, at the time, had broader (but not derogatory) implications. Actually, Ellis collaborated...

Originally published in 1928, Radclyffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness is the timeless story of a lesbian couple's struggle to be accepted by "polite" society. Shockingly candid for its time, this novel was the very first to condemn homophobic society for its unfair treatment of gays and lesbians.