Frank and I

by Anonymous

The narrator of this story, a wealthy young man, meets a youth and, taken by his beauty and good manners, invites him home. Discovering a lapse in obedience in his charge he commences to flog him, and discovers that the young man is in fact a young woman of surpassing charms.

Genres: Erotica

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1902

About the author

Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:

* They are officially published under that name
* They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author
* They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author

Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.

See also: Anonymous

Reviews

[Libre Paley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Here's one of those curiosities of Victorian and Edwardian erotic literature (technically Edwardian in this case, being published in 1902). In ‘Frank and I’, our 30 something, pleasure-seeking aristocratic narrator Charles is on the look out for young men to tutor and tame in accordance with his own proclivities. He encounters Francis - or ‘Frank’, whose minor crimes are an excuse for chastisement. A sound thrashing ensues… At which point, the first twist: ‘Francis’ is in fact more a ‘Frances’, a comely a teenage girl.
What follows is a very detailed, and yes, frank, account of the girl’s education in the sexual pleasures of corporal punishment in the course of Charles’ and Frank’s long-term relationship.
Graceful in its prose, the language and some of the activities on the book are nevertheless of a certain period. Not so much the sexual practices as the age of ‘Frank’, and the age difference between herself and the narrator Charles, who today would be regarded as a sexual predator. Scenes with those of an age that would today be considered minors may disturb the present-day reader. It unsettled me. Some of its descriptions reminded me of The Pearl, the late Victorian magazine “of Facetiae and Voluptuous Reading”, though it is far better written.
Not sure if it’s a really a “classic” or just of a certain vintage.

I believe this has been filmed under the title ‘Lady Libertine’, but have not seen it.

[Liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting that a book such as this could be written in such plain English when compared with other historical romances I’ve read (admittedly further set back in time by 70 or 80 years). An unusual book indeed. I wonder what the author’s purpose was in writing this book and how close it was to a true story.

[Oscar Turtle · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sweet take f enduring love and spanking. Frank is found waking along the road, a runaway, and is taken in by the narrator of the story and taken in. Over the course of time, Frank is disciplined and our hero discovers Frank’ secret. Frank is really Frances. There begins our romance. Lots of spanking, lots of understated sex. A delightful romp.

A Very Goid read

[Lulekwa]

like the book

[Cherie Syncère · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the first book I read when I found out about the BDSM community many moons ago. If you are not into BDSM--specifically spanking--then this is not the book for you. There are more spanking and punishment scenes in this story than there are sex scenes, and that was just fine by me.

There was also a movie made, based on this book, but they changed the ending, so I didn't like it. In the book, Frances never married her guardian. Read it to find out how it really ended.

There are scenes of children being spanked in a non-sexual context, because in Victorian times, children got spanked. It is not abuse, nor is it depicted as such.

This book is a testament to that subculture within BDSM known as the spanking community. I would recommend it to anyone with that "gene".

[Edwina Book Anaconda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmmmmm ... The things you find at Goodwill ... ;)

[Terrence Phillips]

Very invigorating read had difficulty putting it down ,i enjoyed it well enough but disliked the spanking

Parts ,I like not the idea of hitting ladies in any manner although I see the need for it very often.