Find out about the fiendish predicaments and humbling humiliations Gwen has in-store for Sir D’Evious ~ Full sized illustrations each with an accompanying femdom story.
The Revenge of Adorable Gwen – Now Completed All eight instalments – each with a unique femdom artwork alongside an exclusive new accompanying serialized story are now showing inside The English Mansion Members’ Area. You can find them up in Sardax’s Garret.
Sardax’s little nook inside the English Mansion – The Garret. Up in an attic cell where he’s made to scribble away under threat from booted leather & latex-clad Mansion dominatrices 🙂
Bondage aficionados with be familiar with John Willie’s infamous fetish comic book – The Adventures of Sweet Gwendoline. Alongside Sweet Gwen & Dominatrix U69 was the dashing Sir Dystic D’Arcy. The moustachioed villain who leaves all the damsels around him in ‘distress’; well, bound and gagged in the most delicious and fiendish predicaments.
The Tables Have Turned In a new imagining, by internationally renowned fetish artist Sardax comes a femdom fantasia in homage to John Willie – The Revenge of Adorable Gwen. A series of eight femdom illustrations where ‘Sir D’Evious’ finds himself at the mercy of Sweet Gwen. She is no longer a damsel in distress but his new Mistress! Each illustration is novelised by highly-regarded erotic fiction writer Irv O. Neil.
So don’t miss out, join here to find out about the fiendish predicaments and humbling humiliations Gwen has in-store for Sir D’Evious.
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Lindi St.Clair, aka Miss Whiplash is probably one of the most famous British dominatrices and madams of modern times. She ran for parliament, was involved in endless scandals & newspaper exposés, mysteriously disappeared and had an infamous and epic run in with the British taxman!
In a strange convergence or as N. Americans might say ‘happenstance’ in the late ’80s, I lived opposite Lindi St.Clair in Eardley Crescent in London. So I was fortunate to have met her once, she was a ‘big character’ even the porch area of the basement entrance to her flat attested to this with eccentric printed messages covering the walls and door.
“Vote Corrective! Vote Miss Whiplash!” Unlike most sex workers who generally try to be discreet, it wasn’t a secret to anyone nearby that this was where she lived as she had taken the advertising space on a gigantic billboard on the corner of the road. (This road being a major arterial road into central London.) The board, with a huge photo of her cane in hand, was to promote her campaign to become a Member of Parliament on behalf of The Corrective Party, stating “Vote Corrective! Vote Miss Whiplash!”
Lindi started work on the streets but was always ‘clean’ and sober amassing enough money to buy a property to work from. She soon became an extremely successful sex worker, prodom and madam, at one point owning a yellow Rolls Royce and yacht, with allegedly, clientele including politicians, actors and aristocrats.
She was one of the first extremely open sex workers, who unashamedly flaunted her profession to the public at large. She championed the decriminalisations of activities related to prostitution and wanted to address sexual taboos. Attempting to become elected to the House of Commons in eleven by-elections as Miss Whiplash for The Corrective Party. Officially a fringe party of the ’90s that campaigned for civil liberties, animal rights and sexual freedom but actually a humourous vehicle to mock the duplicitous self-righteous political process, with an air of Carry on Westminster to it.
A Cause Célèbre
Lindi in person was quite a character – affable, warm, always fun and upbeat but her outspoken manner and political antics turned her into a cause célèbre continually interviewed, denounced and exposed in the tabloid press. In 1991, partly due to Lindi’s notoriety as a now ‘infamous dominatrix’ that the frenzied red tops discovered another domme working under the name of ‘Miss Whiplash’. It emerged that this lady (Sara Dale) was renting the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Norman Lamont’s basement flat in Notting Hill; and in a later controversy, that he used taxpayers money when trying to ‘handle’ the fall out from the original expose.
It was all a little too much for the establishment and in what would always be a cinch they went after her for back taxes, claiming prostitution was a trade. Prostitution in the UK is not illegal but it is for anyone to live off the earnings of a sex worker (immoral earnings). Miss St.Clair rather creatively argued that she couldn’t pay the taxes because this would make the state and Inland Revenue “Her Majesty’s pimps” and would be illegal.
And, if she was going to pay tax she wanted to set up proper businesses but was then prevented by the Attorney General of registering her companies: Prostitutes Ltd, Hookers Ltd & Lindi St. Clair (Personal Services) Ltd. Yes it made me chuckle but there was a method to her madness – she was trying to address the serious hypocrisy behind the issue, (she alleged over 250 MPs had been her clients) men paid for her services, she was expected to pay tax but could not set up a proper business. How could it be a trade if you cannot advertise, go into partnership, form a limited company, employ people, rent premises, sue for debts, get insurance, invest long-term etc., like other trades. Points all made by her in the ensuing epic court action bought by the Inland Revenue.
It’s Only a Game The Autobiography of Miss Whiplash by Lindi St. Clair & Pamela Winfield
I admired her taking on the establishment poking a big hole in their sanctimonious stance, they used her services, wanted her to pay tax but wouldn’t legitimise her! OK she was doing it with one finger in the air but always with good grace and a smile.
She of course lost and then spectacularly at the height of her celebrity went missing from Beachy Head (a sheer drop cliff by the sea) in 1993, the tabloids speculating that she had committed suicide or even been murdered. She turned up sunning herself on a cruise liner but her fame had turned to notoriety and the show was finally over.
She came back to face the music and was bankrupted, she retired and slipped away from the public eye, these days she lives a quiet life in the English countryside.
To Be or Not to Be – A Tax Paying Sex Worker
The reference (above) to Hamlet is quite intentional. Initially I’d considered writing this whole article making an analogy between the Prince of Denmark and Miss Whiplash. It’s strangely fitting. She ran around the corridors of the establishment acting totally bonkers while drawing attention to the hypocrisy and corruption within. Inadvertently initiating the fall of one of the ‘Kingdom’s chief counsellors’. There is indeed something rotten in the state. Finally, after contemplating suicide and being sent away on a sea voyage she returns for her inevitable demise.
A Revolutionary
Lindi pioneered in the ’80s very subversive ideas. The Corrective Party’s Manifesto, at the time was seen by the status quo as controversial and shocking! However, today asking for: extensive equal gay rights; protection for the environment; banning blood sports; discrimination legislation; gender equality; funding research into sola, water & wind energy; etc., just all seems ahead of its time. We salute you Lindi.
I’ve mentioned this a few times before on this blog 😛 how as a young woman I always fantasied about having a man locked in a subterranean cell under my home, shackled in inescapable chain bondage. He’d be my pet, totally at my mercy as my captive play thing. I’d get super hot just knowing he was down there 247. Waiting on my return. Not knowing where my mood might take him – pain or my pleasure 😈 There as my bondage puppet left for hours in all manner of creative bondage scenarios.
Now at The English Mansion I get to make my femdom dreams come true…. And you can watch all the action in Shackled In Iron & Leather now showing inside the members’ area. I was experimenting with extreme tease & denial, making him hot, including using my anal fucking machine. All while keeping his physical body in cold metal chastity including a sendep metal head ball, tight cock cuff and full chastity suit – perfect for controlling subs with erotic nipples. Though like most feeble undisciplined men, despite my best efforts, an unauthorised prejac emission, even while in a chastity device appeared!
The story of Phyllis Riding Aristotle is not well-known today but throughout the late Middle Ages and into the European Renaissance (the 13th 14th, 15th & 16th centuries) it was a hugely popular fable. Left in its historical wake is a plethora of images of Phyllis astride the back of Aristotle, whip in hand. The bridled and saddled, famous Greek philosopher was painted on canvas; sculpted in stone; cast in bronze; carved into ivory; woven into tapestry; chiselled for woodcuts; etched for engravings; found in bawdy songs; and written about in literature & poetry.
The Story
The tale goes that Aristotle as the teacher of Alexander the Great, was concerned that his pupil was being distracted from his kingly duties by his passions for his concubine wife Phyllis. So cautioned him against spending time in her chambers. On hearing of this Phyllis set about flirting, teasing and seducing the esteemed philosopher. Aristotle was easily enamoured and soon begged her to be his (the old euphemism for ‘hanky panky’). She agreed, but on condition that first, he wear a saddle and bridle and give her a ride through the gardens. She then rode him where Alexander and the court would have a view of their exploits. Leaving them shocked or laughing at the sight of the dignified old tutor ridden on all fours, saddled, bridled and whipped.
This story is often a companion to Virgil in the Basket. According to this tale, the great poet became besotted with a princess. He wanted to meet her for a private rendezvous, and asked her to raise him to her tower room in a basket. The lady left him dangling halfway up the tower for all of the city to laugh at.
The Power of Women These fables are apocryphal stories, using known historical figures, acting as sort of sermons to teach against folly. Today they are considered examples of The Power of Women – tales depicting shrewd women making fools of or vanquishing wise and powerful men. Other stories include: Eve tempting Adam; Judith decapitating Holofernes; and Delilah shearing Samson. Just as Adam in the Garden of Eden was deceived by Eve; and Samson was defeated by Delilah although he was the strongest of men. Aristotle was bested by Phyllis even though he was the wisest of men. A warning to strong and learned men not to underestimate the dangers of women, passion and seduction.
The Power of Women trope was a reflection of the fears and anxieties of a contradictory time. It was an era in which the belief that women were inherently inferior collided with the reality of super powerful female rulers dominating Europe: Eleanor of Aquitaine; Isabella I of Castile; Queen Elizabeth I; & Catherine de Medici. Its popularity, however, cannot be explained simply by misogyny and distrust of female power, because of its inclusion on love-tokens and in bawdy songs. There is an element of jest and a knowing acknowledgement of the reversed roles.
Reflections
The story seems to be have been popular because its meanings were so fluid and ambiguous. It lends itself to any number of interpretations:
♦ The misogynistic feudal status quo that a woman with power is an unnatural state.
♦ The power of female sexuality over male intellect.
♦ The damnation of pursuing philosophy or science over Christianity.
♦ The triumph of a woman outwitting and besting the patriarchy.
♦ The struggle between passion/emotion and reason.
♦ The pitfalls of hypocrisy.
♦ A light hearted acknowledgment of the power, the medieval women wielded in the home and bedroom.
Of course it may have been appreciated for entirely earthy reasons, as a veiled attempt of early erotica. An array of men seen to have spent a lot of time illustrating the story – it must have been titillating to gaze on a woman dominating a man! Some early pony play, CP and humiliation. Oh the irony, intellectual men pretending to be contemplating the struggle between emotion and reason when really they just want something to get their rocks off to.
So every epoch has its gaze reflected back. Even to modern eyes, the motif resonates I find myself contemplating our attitude to pornography. ‘Phyllis’ the perfectly natural urge to want to view (consensual/moderate/safe) images of sex, ‘Aristotle’ those who want to censure it, while themselves enjoying watching it.
The scene, though less popular did reach beyond the Renaissance, versions were still produced through the Enlightenment and into the 18th century. Nietzsche, the German philosopher, reproduced the scene in a 19th century photograph in which he pulls a cart like a horse. Even in the 21st century, it still acts to engage us, I found it used as an internet meme, see above.
Perhaps it was the ‘distracted boyfriend’ meme of the Dark Ages 🙂
Irv O. Neil is a highly-regarded writer of sexy adult fiction based in the US. He has been professionally writing erotica since the 1970s alongside working as an editor of adult magazines, notably the excellent Leg World. He’s written published novels, hundreds of short stories, interviews, articles and X-rated feature films, including an erotic thriller Other Men’s Wives for the Playboy Channel. Hell, he’s even appeared as a (non-explicit) extra in a few adult films and magazine photo stories!
With the advent of the internet changing how we all view print & film media, Irv has moved onto the web and now publishes his own line of ebooks on Kindle at Amazon. He has quite a leaning for Femdom with many of his stories focusing on ladies sexually dominating and controlling men. One of his first ebooks on Kindle was Learning To Be Cruel. And there are many more titles available. You can find all his femdom erotica in the Kindle stores on Amazon sites worldwide. Titles Here
The femdom community is a small hamlet in the wider world, so unsurprisingly I was already aware of the femdom fiction of Irv O. Neil. However, I’ve only made a proper acquaintance with him recently when The English Mansion was given access to eight femdom illustrations by the renowned fetish artist Sardax. Irv put pen to paper to write an accompaniment to each of the images and we were blown away by his brilliant imaginings and wonderful ‘melodramatic’ and apt comic book style. This collection of stories and images, The Revenge of Adorable Gwen, is a magnificent homage to John Willie. The tables have been turned and Sir D’Evious finds himself at the mercy of Sweet Gwen who is no longer a damsel in distress but his new Mistress! The illustrations and accompanying new stories can be found exclusively inside our members’ area.
This isn’t the first time Irv and Sardax have collaborated together. Sardax previously illustrated a number of Irv’s stories in the classic fetish magazine Leg Show and together they have worked on Tamara, Eternal Dominatrix.
Erotica Is My Trade is Irv’s excellent blog featuring regular posts on: the history of erotica; pulp fiction & fetish art; adult magazines & websites; and where you can find out more about his publications. Or as Irv puts it,
“I muse about things that interest me and that are part of my life as a writer of sexy fiction. Call it erotica, call it porn, call it smut – it’s all sexual fantasy brought to life for audiences to enjoy, whether you read it on a screen or in a book, or watch it on a DVD or streaming video.”
He’s also available as a freelance writer, so get in touch if you have an adult project you like him to work on.
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Of course it may have been appreciated for entirely earthy reasons, as a veiled attempt of early erotica. An array of men seen to have spent a lot of time illustrating the story – it must have been titillating to gaze on a woman dominating a man! Some early pony play, CP and humiliation. Oh the irony, intellectual men pretending to be contemplating the struggle between emotion and reason when really they just want something to get their rocks off to.
as an editor of adult magazines, notably the excellent Leg World. He’s written published novels, hundreds of short stories, interviews, articles and X-rated feature films, including an erotic thriller Other Men’s Wives for the Playboy Channel. Hell, he’s even appeared as a (non-explicit) extra in a few adult films and magazine photo stories!
accompaniment to each of the images and we were blown away by his brilliant imaginings and wonderful ‘melodramatic’ and apt comic book style. This collection of stories and images, 
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