Venus in Furs is a novella by the Austrian author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, and the best known of his works.
The unnamed narrator tells his dreams to a friend, Severin, who tells him how to break himself of his fasc.
The framing story concerns a man who dreams of speaking to Venus about love while she wears furs.
It was published in 1870.
Venus in Furs was part of Love, the first volume of the series.
The novel was to be part of an epic series that Sacher-Masoch envisioned called Legacy of Cain.
Venus in Furs is a novella by the Austrian author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, and the best known of his works