"Promiscuous Throng: The 'Indecent' Manner Of Sea-Bathing In The Nineteenth Century", The Times Literary Supplement (https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/naked-victorians-beach-jane-darcy/).

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Naked victorians at the beach | Essay by Jane Darcy

An insidious evil emerged in the nineteenth century, one which threatened the very foundations of British society: indecent male bathing at the seaside

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