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H. W. (Harland William) Long

1869–1943

Best known for an early 20th-century guide to sexual health, this physician wrote in a plain, practical style meant for general readers. His work has stayed visible largely through public-domain editions and library archives.

1 Audiobook

Sane Sex Life and Sane Sex Living Some Things That All Sane People Ought to Know About Sex Nature and Sex Functioning; Its Place in the Economy of Life, Its Proper Training and Righteous Exercise

Sane Sex Life and Sane Sex Living Some Things That All Sane People Ought to Know About Sex Nature and Sex Functioning; Its Place in the Economy of Life, Its Proper Training and Righteous Exercise

by H. W. (Harland William) Long

About the author

Harland William Long was an American physician and author, usually published as H. W. Long. Library and public-domain records identify him as living from 1869 to 1943.

He is best known for Sane Sex Life and Sane Sex Living, a book on sexual health, sex education, and marriage that circulated widely enough to remain available through Project Gutenberg, medical-library collections, and other archive projects. The book reflects the language and social ideas of its era, but it was clearly written to explain intimate subjects to ordinary readers in a direct, accessible way.

Very little easy-to-confirm biographical detail appears in the sources that are readily available online, so his reputation today rests mainly on that surviving work rather than on a well-documented personal history.