Lucy’s Little Library: Nonfiction titles to liven up November

“Dyscalculia” by Camonghne Felix, “The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking” by Matthew Hutson and “Messalina” by Honor Cargill-Martin Lucy’s Little Library is a monthly book column that recommends three must-reads to Ohio State’s literature lovers. Dear reader, nothing stings sharper than an icy splash of reality. As a fantasy devotee, I typically prefer my reading […]

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Autore non identificato - Belinda Lee e Giuliano Gemma in "Messalina, Venere imperatrice" di Vittorio Cottafavi, 1960

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Autore non identificato - "Messalina, Venere imperatrice" di Vittorio Cottafavi, 1960

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Messalina

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Jack Oleck’s 1959 novel Messalina belongs to a rather interesting sub-genre which we could perhaps call historical sleaze fiction - historical fiction with the emphasis on sex, sin and scandal. The book is undoubtedly wildly inaccurate historically but it's fun trash.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2022/06/jack-olecks-messalina.html

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Jack Oleck’s Messalina

Jack Oleck’s 1959 novel Messalina belongs to a rather interesting sub-genre, a sub-genre we could perhaps call historical sleaze fiction. I...