''Lesbia Brandon'' is an erotic novel written by

Algernon Charles Swinburne Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909) was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He wrote several novels and collections of poetry such as ''Poems and Ballads'', and contributed to the famous Eleventh Edition ...

between 1859 and 1868, but suppressed because it was considered

pornographic Pornography (often shortened to porn or porno) is the portrayal of Human sexual activity, sexual subject matter for the exclusive purpose of sexual arousal. Primarily intended for adults,

in its day. It was originally illustrated by

Simeon Solomon Simeon Solomon (9 October 1840 – 14 August 1905) was a British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelites who was noted for his depictions of Jewish life and same-sex desire. His career was cut short as a result of public scandal following h ...

Titled and published

Never completed or even given a title by its author, the novel gained one from T. J. Wise. It eventually appeared in print for the first time in 1952, published by British Book Center and edited by Randolph Hughes.''The New York Times'', "A Touch of Swinburne; LESBIA BRANDON", November 30, 1952.

References

;Notes *George Haggerty and Bonnie Zimmerman, ''Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures'', Volume 1, Taylor & Francis, 2000, , p. 263 *Jeremy Mitchell, "Swinburne – The Disappointed Protagonist", ''Yale French Studies'', No. 35, The House of Sade (1965), pp. 81–88 *Yopie Prins, ''Victorian Sappho'', Princeton University Press, 1999, , pp. 123–125 *

Arthur Symons Arthur William Symons (28 February 186522 January 1945) was a British poet, critic and magazine editor. Life Born in Milford Haven, Wales, to Cornish parents, Symons was educated privately, spending much of his time in France and Italy. In 1884 ...

, ''Dramatis personae'', Ayer Publishing, 1971, , p. 251 *John Vincent, "Flogging is fundamental: applications of birch in Swinburne's ''Lesbia Brandon''", ''Novel gazing: queer readings in fiction'', ed. Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Duke University Press, 1997, , pp. 269–298 British pornography 1868 British novels 1952 British novels Works by Algernon Charles Swinburne {{1860s-erotic-novel-stub