''Snowdrops from a Curate's Garden'' is a collection of
obscene
An obscenity is any utterance or act that strongly offends the prevalent morality of the time. It is derived from the Latin ''obscēnus'', ''obscaenus'', "boding ill; disgusting; indecent", of uncertain etymology. Such loaded language can be use ...
stories, with accompanying obscene poems. All sorts of sexual scenes are presented, some quite taboo, but the intent is less to sexually titillate the reader than it is to shock his or her sensibilities through extremes of filth. It was the project of the English author and
occultist
The occult, in the broadest sense, is a category of esoteric supernatural beliefs and practices which generally fall outside the scope of religion and science, encompassing phenomena involving otherworldly agency, such as magic and mysticism an ...
Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley (; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the pro ...
, under the pseudonym "George Archibald Bishop", and published in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
in 1904. His goal was to write the filthiest book possible, and he felt this was spiritually significant.
Poems
* "The Cocksucker’s Crime; or, the Cunt of the Countess"
* "The Voluptuous Villagers; or, Vice on the Varm"
* "Juggling with Joy-jelly; or, The Ecclesiastic’s Exploit"
* "The Futile Fuck-stick; or, The Distiller’s Dilemma"
* "The Queen’s Quandary; or, Leaves from the Journal of my Life in the Highlands"
* "The King’s Appendix"
* "My Aunt’s Amusement; or, Aching for Arse-plugs"
* "The Frigging Photographers; or, The Secrets of a Sommier"
* "Tupping a Tombstone; or, The Corpse and the Cleric"
* "The Birch and the Bottom; or, A Milliner’s Manners"
* "A Family Fuck"
* "The Casuist’s Collapse; and the Apotheosis of the Archbishop; also, A Punk’s Parturition"
Footnotes
Bibliography
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1904 poems
Erotic poetry
Thelemite texts
Works by Aleister Crowley
Works published under a pseudonym
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