Every norm is, in itself, a herbicide of imagination, and introducing any norms into sexual life is particularly treacherous for this reason. Therefore, it is no surprise that in sex, there seems to be nothing that is not praised and enthusiastically practiced somewhere, while elsewhere – even at the same time – it is condemned and cursed a thousand times over. Biographers of famous people generally remain discreet about the sexual pleasures of their subjects, which does not mean that significant figures were not beings of flesh and blood. Many famous individuals from the past suffered from the same problems we face today, not to mention their eternal struggles with the prudish morals of their time. Although the author of the book is not a professional historian, he has been dealing with the intimate biographies of the famous for many years. Thanks to him, history can once again have a chance to become a teacher of life – this time even of sexual life.
