Chloe Plus Olivia: An Anthology of Lesbian Literature from the Seventeenth Century to the PresentLesbian 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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Page 427
Bird gazed at the Girl , wrapped in a cotton shirt , her legs tucked under her on
the floor , and felt that her presence gave them an unspoken completeness . She
spoke before she thought . “ This is like many times before the fire in my village .
Bird gazed at the Girl , wrapped in a cotton shirt , her legs tucked under her on
the floor , and felt that her presence gave them an unspoken completeness . She
spoke before she thought . “ This is like many times before the fire in my village .
Page 433
The Girl was uncertain what questions she might even ask . It was like learning a
new language . When she looked again into Gilda ' s eyes she felt the pulsing of
blood beneath the skin . She also sensed a rising excitement that was unfamiliar
...
The Girl was uncertain what questions she might even ask . It was like learning a
new language . When she looked again into Gilda ' s eyes she felt the pulsing of
blood beneath the skin . She also sensed a rising excitement that was unfamiliar
...
Page 434
She pulled the suckling girl away and closed the wound . Gilda sat with the Girl
curled in her lap until the fire died . As the sun crept into the dark room she
carried the Girl upstairs to the bedroom , where they slept the day through . Gilda
awoke ...
She pulled the suckling girl away and closed the wound . Gilda sat with the Girl
curled in her lap until the fire died . As the sun crept into the dark room she
carried the Girl upstairs to the bedroom , where they slept the day through . Gilda
awoke ...
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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 |
| 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 | › Social Science / General |
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