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Studies in the history of sexuality Includes bibliographical references and index. ProstitutesEngland Social conditions. EnglandSocial conditions A5K37 Printing last digit : 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper.
During the years this work took to complete, I have enjoyed both practical and intangible support from a plethora of institutions and peopleand have incurred many debts. It is my pleasure to thank the staffs of the libraries and archives whose collections I consulted. Financial support for research visits to Britain was provided by grants from the American Philosophical Society, the National Endowment for the Humanities Travel to Collections program, and the Research Foundation of the University of Pennsylvania.
The year during which the writing of the book was completed was funded by a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities Grant no. Permission to reprint this material is gratefully acknowledged. My initial interest in this subject was kindled by John Boswell, who. This book makes no pretensions to either the broad scope or the direct contemporary impact of his work, but I hope that it follows in his scholarly tradition.
I wish he had lived to read it. Many other individuals also provided intellectual support and counsel. A number of people read chapters in their areas of expertise and saved me from many errors although those that remain are, of course, my own : David Boyd, Richard Helmholz, Janet Senderowitz Loengard, Mavis Mate, Dan Sherman, Paul Strohm, Heather Swanson, Robert Swanson, and Siegfried Wenzel who was also generous with loans of microfilm.
