Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The role of sadism and masochism in fiction attracts serious, scholarly attention. John Kucich has noted the importance of masochism in late-nineteenth century British colonial fiction. This article presents appearances of sadomasochism in literature and works of fiction in the various media. The Yellow Room (1891) by anonymous (generally attributed to M. Le Compte Du Bouleau, aka Stanislas Matthew de Rhodes). Novella about an eighteen-year-old girl educated and disciplined by her stern aunt and uncle. Reprinted along with the novella Letters to a Lady Friend, in Whipped into Shape: Two Classic Erotic Novellas by Renaissance E Books Inc. (2004).