<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Secret_Life_(erotic_memoir)" class="extiw" title="w:My Secret Life (erotic memoir)">My Secret Life</a></i> is the memoir of a Victorian gentleman's sexual development and experiences. It was first published in a private edition of eleven volumes, which appeared over seven years beginning around 1888. The work is anonymous but has been attributed by some to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Spencer_Ashbee" class="extiw" title="w:Henry Spencer Ashbee">Henry Spencer Ashbee</a> (1834-1900), though others argue against Ashbee as the author and one scholar suggests <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Simpson_Potter" class="extiw" title="w:William Simpson Potter">William Simpson Potter</a> (1805-1879).  It is written in the first person and the narrator goes by the name of "Walter", though whether Walter was a real person, a fictional character, or a conglomerate is undetermined.  Likewise, it is unclear whether Walter represents the author.  Some argue that Ashbee is Walter, others that Walter is a composite character taken from experiences of Ashbee and his friends.  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Haywood_(engineer)" class="extiw" title="w:William Haywood (engineer)">William Haywood</a> (1821-1894) is also suggested as the identity of Walter.
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<span lang="en">Anonymous</span><span style="display:none">Unknown author</span> (possibly <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Spencer_Ashbee" class="extiw" title="w:Henry Spencer Ashbee">Henry Spencer Ashbee</a>)</div>
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