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Vestite Bondage
by Jaques Fountaine
illustrated by Gene Bilbrew
Tortura Press Ltd. TP - 141
Hilbarth, Inc.
Buffalo, New York
1972

digital replica

The first-person narrator of Vestite Bondage says this about himself:

“I had always been Wanda, and now that I was a glorious seventeen, I was even more of a Wanda. My mother had raised me in girl’s clothes. She had trained me to be a loving, turned on sex object, and when I wasn’t in girl’s clothing I was either stark naked or in gentle restraint and bondage.”

Wanda describes his world of pleasure from the point of view of a used and pampered young male who resides in his mother's opulent mansion with other feminized men and masculine men who enjoy them. The narrative details a hedonistic lifestyle, mostly involving transvestites with constant, sexual hunger.

The sensuous episodes chronicle a wild, extended romp, often involving spanking. One night, the t-v maids dress as famous actresses, and the household gallivants to an exotic hot spot for bizarre fun. Just when everybody makes new friends, a raid sends party-goers scrambling for exits. Wanda's pal Jane is rescued by Vic, her new acquaintance. Then, Jane learns that Vic pimps for profit. He painfully abuses her and she finds herself forced into commerce.

After Jane returns to the family, Vic is captured, punished and transformed into pretty Ellen. When he objects, pliant canes persuade him to cooperate.

The prose uses the sexual vernacular of the first-person narrator, not the vocabulary of an author, to tell the tale. Colloquial and often vulgar, the language might be the conversational rhetoric of someone telling a friend about recent adventure. In 32,000 words, we tour sensuous scenes of unrestrained, almost exultant carnality. Revealing the most intimate of sexual gestures, the prose meticulously delineates oral and hand contact with bodies.

The writer pays careful attention to buttocks, spanked buttocks, penises, sweat, newly-developed breasts and all the ways they can be enjoyed. The components of female costumes are listed.

The text has been scanned separately and was completely re-set for the ebook iteration. Minor editing changes spelling and punctuation. To preserve the vivid energy and casual tone of the prose, nearly all of the original language is unchanged.

In the original, 10 Gene Bilbrew illustrations illuminate 13 chapters. His skillful art shows a steady hand and conscientious presentation of events in the story. The digital replica places each picture close to where it appears in the paperback book. Brightness and contrast were adjusted.

All new scans.

The short novel explores a fantasy world of sexual indulgence, where men pursue their lusts with spontaneity and gusto. From first page to last, the prose oozes with candid caresses and penetrating connections. Although the text describes female attire, the emphasis here is on action rather than fetishes.

As Wanda's mother is the only female character, most scenes involve homosexual contact between transvestites or between transvestites and the strong men who like them. This serving of extravagant esoterica will delight the literary appetites of those with an interest in these erotic themes.

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