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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... asked . " Not till autumn . Not for two months , I dare say , " he answered . " And I am very glad now , dear , that you never knew Mademoiselle Rheinfeldt . " " And why ? " I asked , both mortified and curious . " Because the poor ...
... asked . " Not till autumn . Not for two months , I dare say , " he answered . " And I am very glad now , dear , that you never knew Mademoiselle Rheinfeldt . " " And why ? " I asked , both mortified and curious . " Because the poor ...
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... asked whether there was a jeweller in this village , and I said there was not . I told him that my father oftener went on business to Acton , ten miles away , than elsewhere . He examined very carefully the button which I had found in ...
... asked whether there was a jeweller in this village , and I said there was not . I told him that my father oftener went on business to Acton , ten miles away , than elsewhere . He examined very carefully the button which I had found in ...
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... asked me to go over it again . So I did . Baby she said . On the smokestack Frankie ? And then she asked Are they harness bulls or are they in suits and ties ? I told her I couldnt see them , just the sparks flashing from their bin ...
... asked me to go over it again . So I did . Baby she said . On the smokestack Frankie ? And then she asked Are they harness bulls or are they in suits and ties ? I told her I couldnt see them , just the sparks flashing from their bin ...
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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