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STUDIES IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SEX VOLUME 1

STUDIES IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SEX VOLUME 1

The Evolution of Modesty • The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity • Auto-Erotism
By Havelock Ellis
Read by Charles Armstrong
12 hours 42 minutes

Havelock Ellis (1859-1939) was a pioneering figure in modern sexual studies. In the early years of the 20th century, through his seven volumes of Studies in the Psychology of Sex, he paved the way for a more scientific and less judgemental attitude towards the subject, unhampered by the restrictions of religious or moral conventions. Ellis (simultaneously with Sigmund Freud) helped Western society to consider sexual behaviour, in all its many forms, with fresh eyes. Continue Reading →

STUDIES IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SEX VOLUME 2

STUDIES IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SEX VOLUME 2

Sexual Inversion – Homosexuality
By Havelock Ellis
Read by Charles Armstrong
16 hours 29 minutes

The seven volumes of Studies in the Psychology of Sex by Havelock Ellis (1859-1939) which 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. Continue Reading →