The author claims in a preface to this work that the stories were written because Henry Miller was tired of writing to order for an older patron and instead of participating in this "castrating activity" the author was asked to continue for him.
The author claims in a preface to this work that the stories were written because Henry Miller was tired of writing to order for an older patron and instead of participating in this "castrating activity" the author was asked to continue for him. The author suggests that this work along with Little Birds  is not to be considered connected to her other work. "The Basque and the Bijou" tells of a maternal woman whose eyes traveled quickly down to man's shoes to discover how much he would pay for her pleasure. Other stories in this work include, "The Hungarian Adventurer" about a man who seduces wealthy women then vanishes with their money and one about a Parisian hat maker, titled "Matilde" who leaves her husband for the opium dens of Peru. For 10 points, name this collection of erotic stories by Anais Nin.
The author claims in a preface to this work that the stories were written because Henry Miller was tired of writing to order for an older patron and instead of participating in this "castrating activity" the author was asked to continue for him.
Delta of Venus