Chloe Plus Olivia: An Anthology of Lesbian Literature from the Seventeenth Century to the PresentLillian Faderman Lesbian and bisexual literature over the past four centuries, tracing the evolution of the genre from romantic friendship, through the exotic and evil, to the explicitly sexual. An example of exotic and evil is provided by Sheridan Le Fanu's 1872 vampire novella, Carmilla. By the author of Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers. |
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... eyes , flicked off the long ash on her cigar , waved her hand as a discreet man might do . " This is beyond me ... eyes ... " " What more does a woman need besides her two eyes ? " asked La Chevalière . In effect , I knew she was mad ...
... eyes , flicked off the long ash on her cigar , waved her hand as a discreet man might do . " This is beyond me ... eyes ... " " What more does a woman need besides her two eyes ? " asked La Chevalière . In effect , I knew she was mad ...
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... eyes to me , Shining sweet and wistfully , Wet and yet quite gay ; Molly raised shy eyes to me , On an April day . BROWN GIRL In the hot gold sunlight , Brown girl , brown girl , You smile ; And in your great eyes , Very gold , very ...
... eyes to me , Shining sweet and wistfully , Wet and yet quite gay ; Molly raised shy eyes to me , On an April day . BROWN GIRL In the hot gold sunlight , Brown girl , brown girl , You smile ; And in your great eyes , Very gold , very ...
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... eyes if I kiss you ? " " Yes . You can't kiss and keep your eyes open , they'll cross forever . " " I don't want to close my eyes . " " All right then , stupid , keep your eyes open . What do I care if you got cross - eyes . It's not my ...
... eyes if I kiss you ? " " Yes . You can't kiss and keep your eyes open , they'll cross forever . " " I don't want to close my eyes . " " All right then , stupid , keep your eyes open . What do I care if you got cross - eyes . It's not my ...
Contents
MENS WRITING ON ROMANTIC FRIENDSHIP | 9 |
WOMENS WRITING ON ROMANTIC FRIENDSHIP | 17 |
To My Excellent Lucasia on Our Friendship | 23 |
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