Out of the aforesaid collection, presenting an amazing account which was first published in 1888, My Secret Life, by “Walter”, is the memoir of a gentleman. At length I came to the conclusion, knowing his idiosyncrasy well, that his fear was only lest anyone should know who the writer was; and feeling that it would be sinful to destroy such a history. Xxnx On the other hand, Steven Marcus, in his influential The Other Victorians (1966), concluded that the balance of known facts was against Legman’s “shrewd and ingenious guess.” Also unconvinced were Phyllis and Eberhard Kronhausen in their detailed study of My Secret Life, Walter, the English Casanova (1967). On the other hand, Steven Marcus, in his influential The Other Victorians (1966), concluded that the balance of known facts was against Legman’s “shrewd and ingenious guess.” Also unconvinced were Phyllis and Eberhard Kronhausen in their
