Kama Sutra (Pillow Books) - Hardcover

Mallanaga Vātsyāyana

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0600572064 ISBN 13: 9780600572060

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group, 1992

Synopsis

The Kama Sutra is a classic guide to the art & skills of sex & love, written in Sanskrit by the Indian thinker Vatsyayana. Love should be an ecstatic experience, but sexual happiness is only likely if both partners have a detailed understanding of sexual behavior. The Kama Sutra, therefore, includes comprehensive detail on the practical aspects of sex. This book is a paperback edition of the classic translation by the British scholar & explorer Sir Richard Burton & F.F. Arbuthnot, a retired Indian civil servant, & edited by W.G. Archer. It was only published widely in Great Britain in the early 1960s, 80 years after its initial appearance.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

This is the earliest and best known of the Indian sex manuals. These texts were printed for private circulation only, in Victorian England.

About the Author:

Sir Richard F Burton (1821-1890) was one of the greatest traveller-explorers in history, whose life has been chronicled both in biography (Captain Sir Richard Burton) and film (Mountain of the Moon). HE became famous as the translator of The 1001 Arabian Nights , and was one of the most remarkable and controversial men of his century.

About this edition

• Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0600572064
• ISBN 13: 9780600572060
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64