Nell in Bridewell

Recently there have been requests for stories about judicial corporal punishment. Well, Nell in Bridewell is one of the earliest and best examples of judicial chastisement that exists anywhere, but... it is so much more than that! Indeed, there is so much going on in Nell that it is a fascinating read.

Now, the original story comes from a very old German work titled: Lenchen im Zuchthaus

This work was translated into English and published as Nell in Bridewell in the year 1900.

Recently, we've made a number of interesting discoveries about the earlier work that we wanted to share with the world. To learn more about what we've discovered and to download files containing both the German and English text please visit our blog:

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Regards,
Tired

Having been introduced to the joys of spanking fiction by the letters pages of a friend's father's collection of Penthouse magazines I started to visit the bookshops in Charing Cross Road (London) on my journeys between home and boarding school. There, in the late 60s and aged about 15, I discovered and purchased Nell in Bridewell. It was not easy reading (style not content) but well worth it.

A few years later, I discovered Janus magazine and Blushes, and never looked back.

Geoffrey Stirling.

Geoffrey, you say late 60s; do you remember the cover of the book? Did it look like that yellow cover, which was the 1967 printing of Nell?

One final thought, Geoffrey, there is no time like the present to reacquaint yourself with a wonderful old story. Just grab that electronic version and enjoy!

Tired

I bought the yellow covered edition in the late 60s. It was published by Luxor Press and the yellow cover was the house pattern. Flagellation literature wasn't so easy to get hold of in those days but I was disappointed when I got it home. It was much too vicious & unforgiving for my taste. Much better, I thought, was the "The Merry Order of St Bridget" from the same publisher.

My copy was in the yellow cover.

Another one that I purchased at about the same time, from the same publisher was "The Cruel and the Meek" which was a psychological examination of sadism and masochism, from De Sade to case studies of the writers patients, including those we would now describe as spankos. It was also illustrated which suggested, perhaps, that the intended readership was not just those with a clinical interest in such activities. This book is still available on-line.

Geoffrey Stirling.

And speaking of cruel,vicious sadism, there is of course The Pearl, Victorian erotica published by Grove Press around 1968. Savage flagellation with one piece adding tar and feathering to a well-whipped posterior!

brodiejlb, I understand your frustration, because these are totally different stories.

Nell in Bridewell is a study in judicial corporal punishment, but it's much more than that. Nell describes the humiliations and deprivations she experiences while in prison. She also bares her soul about the mental anguish she feels leading up to her Welcome. This book is a serious work of literature. Indeed, Reinhard's purpose was to show that whipping was an improper and an unfit punishment for women. He hoped that by means of an excellent, literary work to bring about change in law.

St. Bridget is a silly tale about rich people who form a club and spank each other and maids, etc. It has no purpose or literary value, but it's a "light" read and sometimes that is what we all need.

Tired

For those of you who find Nell a fascinating read, I have some news. Just recently we have obtained a copy of the: Lenchens Abschied: Nachtrag zu Lenchen im Zuchthause

In English: Nell's Farewell - An addendum to Nell in Bridewell

This book was published in 1906 almost 50 years after the passing of Wilhelm Reinhard, the author of Nell. On SSS you can read what we know about this book and soon I'll be posting a translation in English (I'm more than 3/4 of the way through translating the work).

Tired