Venus in Furs: A Novel, Stories

The Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch gained worldwide fame for works where the main theme is the power of a beautiful and despotic woman over a weak man; at the same time, the man derives pleasure from the physical and emotional abuse inflicted by the woman (masochism).
This collection includes the author's most famous novella - "Venus in Furs" (1870), written after a difficult breakup with his beloved, Fanny von Pistor; as well as stories from the series "Demonic Women".
...In the garden on a moonlit night, Severin meets Venus - her name is Wanda. The goddess offers Severin to become her slave... An exhilarating story full of sensual emotions that the "slave" Severin experiences for his Mistress. In the role of Mistress, Wanda makes the hero sign a contract, by which his life now fully belongs to her. But as long as she wears her furs - Severin is happy.