Article mentions Mark Twain's visit to Pompeii brothels in passing, as if he stumbled upon it during his travels, which certainly is not the case. Twain is pro

Article mentions Mark Twain's visit to Pompeii brothels in passing, as if he stumbled upon it during his travels, which certainly is not the case. Twain is probably not the first name that pops to mind when erotica is mentioned but he was quite into it. His posthumous 1601 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1601_(Mark_Twain) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1601_(Mark_Twain)) was an early example of "pornography" in America; scare quotes since the content is quite tame by today's standards (you can judge for yourself: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3190/3190-h/3190-h.htm https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3190/3190-h/3190-h.htm) His sex toys were in the news about a decade ago (https://www.thedailybeast.com/mark-twains-sex-toys https://www.thedailybeast.com/mark-twains-sex-toys, but see for a less hysterical writeup)