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In this book, Wanda whips him while wearing furs (at his request). This book was written in 1869 and to the author, fur was that day's leather. It was a common European male's fetish恋物 — a strong sexual focus on one thing for the same reason leather is today. It was the power clothing of its day. Fur represented male's natural conquest through the hunting and dominating of the animal kingdom. When a woman wore fur and disciplined a man, it represented the female conquering and dominating the male. That is what leather represents today. It is the hide of an animal made into a smooth and sexy material. When a woman is adorned in leather, it sends off psychological and subliminal messages to the submissive顺从 — willing to obey male. Fur was the leather of the nineteenth-century, Venus is a Goddess女神 — a woman treated as divine, thus the title "Venus in Furs". If the book were written today it would probably be called, "Goddess女神 — a woman treated as divine in Leather". Yes, I recommend this book. It is relatively short but it is well written. It is erotic but not pornographic.