Review Article: New Writings on Love, Sex and Kisses: Marcus Collins, Modern Love: An Intimate History of Men and Women in Twentieth Century Britain, London, Atlantic Books, 2003; Lesley Hall, Outspoken Women: An Anthology of Women's Writing on Sex, 1870--1969 London and New York, Routledge, 2005; Karen Harvey (ed.), The Kiss in History, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2005; Nils Ringdal, Love for Sale: A Global History of Prostitution, London, Atlantic Books, 2004;