Les Callipyges
2 albums/12 artworks – Les Callipyges, ou les Délices de la verge is a classic late-nineteenth-century French flagellation novel. It centres on a small group of fashionable English ladies (the Callipyges) who share both an exceptional physical attribute and an enthusiastic devotion to the birch and the martinet. Under the guidance of experienced schoolmistresses, they organise private “conferences” that mix theoretical discussions with practical demonstrations. The tone is typical of the clandestine erotic literature of the period: detailed, unapologetic, and focused on the aesthetics and rituals of female flagellation. The novel was written under the initials E.D., most commonly identified as Émile Desjardins and also linked to the pseudonym Bernard Setter. The first known edition appeared in 1889 in Paris…
