Sensuality in Scandinavia

50th Anniversary Edition

By: Neil Elliott

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

A visitor’s shocking account of “the Tahiti of the North Atlantic”

Iceland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway—where anything goes sexually!—are now flooding the Western world with erotic films and literature that make explicit their tradition of carefree sex. This book explains the mutation of sex from private pleasure to big business.

Above are the words from the book jacket of the first edition of Sensuality in Scandinavia published in 1970 during the sexual revolution. Playboy wrote at the time "Neil Elliott's Sensuality in Scandinavia stirs the imagination, among other things." Kirkus Review wrote, “Are Americans curious (yellow with apprehension? green with jealousy?) about the supposedly fevered goings on in Scandinavia re sex and nudity? Mr. Elliott assumes so and supplies a massive dossier on Scandinavian sexuality (Iceland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway) with ill-concealed glee at the outrageousness of films; printed matter prominently displayed; sex education; homosexual verein; pickup practices, etc.” The book was listed in the New York Times, has been cited in several academic papers, and found its home in numerous academic libraries.

After the 1970s, however, this book was mostly forgotten. Until now. This is a special 50th anniversary edition of a book that no one asked for and no one demanded. Enjoy this interesting slice of history.