White Slaves transports readers to the years just before the Civil War, a time when the institution of slavery extended beyond manual labor to include intimate servitude. Slavegirls were often subjected to the cruel whims of their masters, forced to become “bed comforters” in a world where their bodies were mere objects of pleasure. However, this novel doesn’t just focus on the plight of African slaves; it also delves into the fate of privileged white women, showing how even society beauties could find themselves bound in chains.

The story vividly captures the downfall of Mrs. Gordon-Bradshaw, a once-powerful and glamorous woman, now reduced to the humiliating status of a slave. Awakening to find herself nude and bound to the carriage of her hated rival, she is helpless as Edward Monsom, her despised neighbor, takes obscene liberties with her. Similarly, the tale of young Sue, whose life spirals into despair after her parents’ death, highlights the brutal reality of being sold into slavery to pay off family debts. White Slaves weaves a gripping narrative of degradation and submission, where women are stripped of their dignity and forced into lives of servitude for the twisted desires of their masters.