1. Introduction: Sex in Public -- 2. The Possibilities of Theory -- 3. Rediscovering Early Worlds -- 4. American Beginnings -- 5. Female Virtue and Public Order -- 6. Challenging the Republic of Virtue -- 7. Equal Freedom versus Equal Commitment -- 8. The Origins of Libertinism -- 9. The Law Catches Up -- 10. The Libertine Regime -- 11. There's No Such Thing As Free Love -- 12. The Rules of the Game -- 13. Hard Bargains -- 14. Conclusion.