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John Glassco and The English Governess: History, Pseudonymity, and Erotica

"John Glassco’s The English Governess, first published under the pseudonym Miles Underwood in 1960, stands as a notable contribution to mid-century erotica, blending historical pastiche, Victorian social critique, and explicit sexuality within Canadian literary history. Introduction to John Glassco and His Pseudonymous Erotic Works John Glassco (1909–1981) was a prominent Canadian poet, translator, memoirist, and literary prankster whose career spanned over five decades. While he achieved considerable literary respectability later in life through his poetry, his translations of French-Canadian poetry, and his brilliant autobiographical hoax Me..."

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