In Memoirs of a Russian Ballet Girl, Mariska narrates the tumultuous moments of life, from impoverished serf-girl, to apprentice seamstress, to talented ballet dancer, and her vicious chastisement and ravishment at each turn.
Volume I sees young Mariska, one of many serving the vast estate in which she was birthed into, gifted to the Baroness' daughter, a cruel girl who at every whim and fancy flogs her 'living dolls' whether they have committed a minor indiscretion or none at all. Here she will learn the fiery rawness of a well birched posterior. Her woes do not end at the tip of rod, for all the servants are required to entertain the guests of the house in whatever deed or device takes their pleasure. On her knees, she will learn the lascivious art of gamahuching of both the male and female form.
Volume II finds our heroine installed in the dressmakers to the rich and wanton courtiers of Moscow. Here she will find her first love and, when caught, will be made to flog him senseless by the Mistress of the establishment. Removed to an orphanage, Mariska will have her virginity sold, and her bottom whipped to pieces; the house, like many others, nothing but a brothel where the wealthy come to indulge their darkest proclivities. Trained front and back she will experience a profound sexual awakening.
In Volume III, at twenty, Mariska arrives at the doors of the Imperial Dancing Academy. Amongst the numerous sapphic nymphs of the dance troupe, and ever under the watchful eye of the strict directoress she will partake in bacchanalian orgies and the most libidinous of public performances. Will she catch the eye of the Grand Dukes or will she continue to suffer under the chamberlain's lash?
This wonderfully graphic tale of lust and flagellation, written by the pseudonymous E.D. in 1892, will make a fine addition to any collection of the once-suppressed.
