A 300-year-old "secrets of sex" manual banned for its shocking content is due to be sold at auction next month. Dating back to 1720, The Secrets of Generation, offers a range of advice with the added power of illustrative woodcuts. It warns women that if they "generate with animals" they run the risk of giving birth to monsters. One picture shows a man sporting an impressive tail; another shows a child being born with feathers and a single, clawed leg. Men wanting to "make their seed abound" should diet on a combination of root vegetables and songbirds.
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