Chloe plus Olivia: an anthology of lesbian literature from the seventeenth century to the presentCombining the works of four centuries of lesbian and bisexual writers, by Willa Cather, Gertrude Stein, Carson McCullers, and others, a collection reviews the shifting concept of "lesbian literature" by exploring six different genres. 15,000 first printing. |
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Page 103
"Yes'm," said Martha sadly. "Miss Pyne always loves to send something to the
minister," she acknowledged with interest, as if she did not wish to be asked to
explain these latest tears. "We'll arrange some of the best cherries in a pretty dish
.
"Yes'm," said Martha sadly. "Miss Pyne always loves to send something to the
minister," she acknowledged with interest, as if she did not wish to be asked to
explain these latest tears. "We'll arrange some of the best cherries in a pretty dish
.
Page 108
Miss Pyne, wondering a little, gave the letter to Martha, who took it deliberately
and as if she wondered too, and went away to read it slowly by herself. Martha
cried over it, and felt a strange sense of loss and pain; it hurt her heart a little to
read ...
Miss Pyne, wondering a little, gave the letter to Martha, who took it deliberately
and as if she wondered too, and went away to read it slowly by herself. Martha
cried over it, and felt a strange sense of loss and pain; it hurt her heart a little to
read ...
Page 111
In the changes of a diplomatic life Martha followed her lady all about the map.
Sometimes the button was at Paris, and sometimes at Madrid; once, to her great
anxiety, it remained long at St. Petersburg. For such a slow scholar Martha was
not ...
In the changes of a diplomatic life Martha followed her lady all about the map.
Sometimes the button was at Paris, and sometimes at Madrid; once, to her great
anxiety, it remained long at St. Petersburg. For such a slow scholar Martha was
not ...
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Contents
Mens Writing on Romantic Friendship | 9 |
Womens Writing on Romantic Friendship | 17 |
Aphra Behn | 24 |
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| Title | Chloe plus Olivia: an anthology of lesbian literature from the seventeenth century to the present |
| Author | Lillian Faderman |
| Editor | Lillian Faderman |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Viking, 1994 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Feb 2008 |
| ISBN | 0670846384, 9780670846382 |
| Length | 812 pages |
| Subjects | › Bisexuality Bisexuality/ Literary collections Fiction Fiction / Lesbian Lesbians Lesbians in literature Lesbians' writings Lesbians' writings, American Lesbians' writings, English Lesbians/ Literary collections Literary Collections / General Literary collections Social Science / General Translations into English |
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