The Penguin book of lesbian short storiesA collection of fiction by and about lesbians features an introduction that contrasts the feminist polemic of Virginia Woolf with the liberated creativity of Gertrude Stein and stories by Kathy Acker, Emma Donoghue, and Jeanette Winterson. 10,000 first printing. $15,000 ad/promo. |
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Page 387
I MM A DONOGHUI WORDS FOR THINGS 0993) The day before the governess
came was even longer. Over a dish of cooling tea, Margaret watched her mother.
Not the eyes, but the stiff powdery sweep of hair. She answered two questions ...
I MM A DONOGHUI WORDS FOR THINGS 0993) The day before the governess
came was even longer. Over a dish of cooling tea, Margaret watched her mother.
Not the eyes, but the stiff powdery sweep of hair. She answered two questions ...
Page 394
It was June by the time she found that there were words for girls like her. Words
tucked away in the library, locked only until you looked for them. Romp and
hoyden she knew already. Tomboy was when she ran down the front staircase
with her ...
It was June by the time she found that there were words for girls like her. Words
tucked away in the library, locked only until you looked for them. Romp and
hoyden she knew already. Tomboy was when she ran down the front staircase
with her ...
Page 397
Her mind was busy wondering what she had done wrong, what brief immodesty
or careless phrase would make her governess punish her so, by leaving without
a word. She noticed that the writing case had been left behind. No reason not to,
...
Her mind was busy wondering what she had done wrong, what brief immodesty
or careless phrase would make her governess punish her so, by leaving without
a word. She noticed that the writing case had been left behind. No reason not to,
...
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Contents
SARAH ORNE JEWETT Marthas Lady 1897 | 1 |
RENEE VIVIEN Prince Charming 1904 translated | 20 |
The Wise Sappho c 191618 | 35 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Penguin book of lesbian short stories |
| Editor | Margaret Reynolds |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Viking, 1994 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 27 Jul 2010 |
| Length | 429 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Anthologies (multiple authors) Fiction / Lesbian Lesbians Lesbians' writings Lesbians/ Fiction Literary Collections / General Short stories Short stories/ Women authors Social Science / Lesbian Studies Women |
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