Thelyphthora or A Treatise on Female Ruin Volume 1: In Its Causes, Effects, Consequences, Prevention, & Remedy; Considered On The Basis Of Divine Law

by Martin Madan, Don Milton (Editor)

This is the first republication of Volume 1 of a rare three volume set of books favoring polygamy. In 1781, when this book was first published, the Reverend Martin Madan was the most famous clergyman in all the world. His Chapel at the Lock Hospital was renowned for its Sunday night concerts and his hymnal was full of majestic songs of worship. He was the most prolific living composer of sacred music and had long been the standard bearer for the Evangelicals. Madan's pen had always been free of mercenary interests since he'd been blessed with a great inheritance and yet this rich man had spent the last thirty-five years of his life ministering to the least beloved of society, the disease ridden prostitutes of the Lock Hospital. The front cover features a portrait of Lock Hospital as it appeared in the 18th century. It was built with funds raised by Martin Madan. Madan was godfather to the famed hymn writer, Charles Wesley and was himself the most prolific hymn composer of his day. This is Volume 1 - In Print Again for the First Time in over 228 years.

452 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1781

About the author

Martin Madan (1726 – 2 May 1790) was an English barrister, clergyman and writer, known for his contribution to Methodist music, 'The Lock Hospital Collection,' and later controversial views on marriage expressed in his book Thelyphthora.

Source: Wikipedia

Reviews

[JT Anderson]

"[Concubinage] would not only prove a happy check to the most mischievous licentiousness in many instances, but be also a means of preventing the utter ruin of thousands [of women], who, under the present system of things, are seduced, abandoned, and destroyed, without any remedy whatsoever, or almost any possibility of escape."