Nameless Offences

Dr Harry Cocks is Research Fellow at the Department of History, University of Manchester.

'Nameless Offences is a cogently argued and well-written book which contributes importantly to our understanding of the history of the legal regulation of sexual behaviour between men in the 19th century...I cannot do justice...to the richness of his historical narrative...[he] has found gems of narrative detail - and woven them into a persuasive analysis.' - Morris B. Kaplan, Associate Professor of Philosophy, State University of New York; 'a breath of fresh air...a powerful contribution to the history of male homosexuality...and the cultural history of nineteenth-century Britain.' - Matt Houlbrook, Gender and History; 'impeccably researched...unquestionably a major work.' - Ross G. Forman, Victorian Studies; 'brilliantly explores particular forms of queer interiority' - Chris Waters, GLQ

• ContentsList of maps, tables and figuresAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Histories of the Closet?PART IProsecuting the ‘Unnatural Crime’Policing Sodomy in the Nineteenth-Century CityPART IIReading the SodomiteRespectability, Blackmail and the Transformation of ScandalPART III‘A Strange and Indescribable Feeling’: Unspeakable Desires in Late-Victorian EnglandConclusionNotesSelect BibliographyIndex