evidence from the book suggests that "Walter" was born between 1820 and 1825. In the last volume he notes seeing the books through print, which indicates that he was still alive in the 1890s. References Further reading Marcus, Steven, The Other Victorians: a Study of Sexuality and Pornography in Mid-Nineteenth-Century England (1966) Kronhausen, Eberhard & Phyllis, Walter: The English Casanova. 512 pages. Ballantine Books, 1967 Gibson, Ian, The Erotomaniac: Secret Life of Henry Spencer Ashbee. 285 pages. London: Faber and Faber, 2001 External links Archive of text removed from Project Gutenberg #30360 (first 3 volumes only, downloadable in various eBook formats) Complete text online, via Wayback Machine Complete text online 1888 non-fiction books British memoirs Pornographic books Prostitution in England Victorian culture Works of unknown authorship Works published under a pseudonym