The Lady Eudora Henley

by Megan Rose Gedris

A newlywed woman, already dissatisfied with her sex life, is drawn to The Lady Eudora Henley, a noblewoman with a reputation for filth and depravity, a kinky sapphic mistress whose lusts are insatiable.

Our heroine is drawn into a world of lesbian dominance and submission, unlocking her own vast sexuality as a parade of women have their way with her, each with strange and dark desires.

Genres: LGBT, Comics

186 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2019

About the author

Megan Rose Gedris, aka Rosalarian, is a comics writer and artist based in Chicago. She started making webcomics in 2002, with a focus on women and LGBTQ characters, as well as body/sex positivity. Her style is expressive with a penchant for bright colors and textures. She designs fabric for fun. When not making comics, she performs burlesque around the country as “the comic stripper” Florence of a’Labia.

Reviews

[Morgan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Definitely not my kinda thing, but I think I received it as an add on through a Kickstarter. It’s short at least and there is at least a basic storyline (kinda). I’m not a big smut for smut’s sake person so I’ll say at least that the illustrations were pretty good.

[Loz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun hot romp

[Lolly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the style of this writing quite a lot. Good little plot, interesting art. Definitely lesbian focused so if you like your spicey with some d, this book might not be for thee.

[Holly GoLightly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I first discovered Megan Rose Gedris aka Rosalarian many years ago when I stumbled upon her webcomic YU+ME whilst wandering down an internet rabbit hole. Given My art background and love of webcomics, I devoured all available pages, enjoying her storytelling as well as her experimentation with various art styles. Since then I have followed Rosalarian's work and was quite intrigued when she ventured into erotica.

The Lady Eudora Henley is a story of sexual awakening set in the Victorian Era. Featuring lesbian sex, The Lady Eudora Henley experiments with levels of dominance and submission as well as a wide variety of kinks, ensuring there's something to strike your fancy. As our narrator explores the world of BDSM, so does the reader, getting a taste of knife play, violet wand, splooshing, spanking, bondage, objectification, humiliation, forced orgasm, tease and denial, abandonment, orgies, and more.

I fell in love with The Lady Eudora Henley on page one.

T'was a vulgar impulse to befriend The Lady Eudora Henley, her reputation lower than a cellar, more filthy than the rats that dwelled there. A reputation consciously earned and meticulously cultivated, rumors harvested like wild truffles. If words like "whore" and "cunt" spit from genteel lips could be plucked from the air, The Lady Eudora Henley would fill a bank vault with them like treasure. Actual treasure, coin and jewels, she had in abundance, but did not value. Her wealth was spent feeding her queer appetites, which were perverse and insatiable.

Gedris paints a captivating picture with her use of language. Metaphors abound to both describe people and events as well as arouse the imagination. Like the lines of a well drawn picture, each word is meticulously chosen and serves a purpose. Historical terms such as "quim", "cunny", and "frig" are thrown in to aid the setting. Adjectives simultaneously stoke the seductive fires of the mind whilst doing battle with each other, raising energy with contrast. Like a moth to the flame, the reader is drawn in by Gedris' storytelling, desiring to learn more of the mysterious Lady Eudora and her seduction of our heroine.

A lovely mix of digitally drawn figures with pattern fill background, Rosalarian's lavish illustrations grace every page. Her lost and found lines on the outline of the bodies accentuate the curves of her figures; from small, yet realistic to Rubenesque, Rosalarian celebrates body diversity, embracing the joy and beauty of the human physique. With the use of various sized dots to make the strokes of moisture, whip marks, delicate folds, and fabric, Gedris' smart choice of brush is noticed and appreciated. Her attention to detail makes her pictures simply exquisite! Hiding genitals in the carvings or patterns in the background; drawing individual strands of hair in a variety of hair types and styles; capturing every fold and ruffle in the fabric from curtains to clothes, one could stare at these pages for hours and still find something new. Each scene is unique and creative; one never tires of our narrator's adventures for each enchanting encounter is different than the last.

Initially I read The Lady Eudora Henley online, so one of My favorite parts of the book wasn't discovered until after I received the print version: the forward. Obviously well-researched if not well-practiced in BDSM herself, Gedris writes a very conscientious forward, briefly educating the reader on basic BDSM fundamentals and advising caution before proceeding in enacting a scene from the book. I love that, as Megan Rose Gedris puts it, she "can't stand the thought of being another E.L. James" and encourages the reader to be curious, research, and explore before getting into Capital-T Trouble.

The Lady Eudora Henley is a lovely book to add to one's collection of erotica or other adult books. With it's beautiful black cover and silver embossing, The Lady Eudora is as beautiful to look at as well as read. I highly recommend Gedris' work and will be reading it again in the future for fun and inspiration.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely delicious smut, very queer and very kinky, with flowing prose and lushly gorgeous B&W illustrations that pay lustful homage to Aubrey Beardsley. A surprisingly satisfying plot elevates this beyond simple erotica. I can’t wait to read it again, one handed.