An edition of Der heilige Skarabäus (1909)
Der heilige Skarabäus
By Else Jerusalem
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Publish Date
1909
Publisher
S. Fischer
Language
ger
Pages
501
Description:
A shattering exposé of prostitution in Vienna, published in 1908, it lifted the lid on the hypocrisy of polite Society and the miserable suffering inflicted on powerless women, who frequently were subject to severe abuse, venereal disease, near slavery and a drastically reduced life-span. Factual/investigative journalism.