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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Wire, good Piggie Hall (that is suggestion!) wire, good and careful Piggie Hall
who puts on warm coats, and keeps its hoofs dry, and never goes out without an
enormous Pig umbrella! Also, who goes to bed nice and early. And only drinks
milk ...
Wire, good Piggie Hall (that is suggestion!) wire, good and careful Piggie Hall
who puts on warm coats, and keeps its hoofs dry, and never goes out without an
enormous Pig umbrella! Also, who goes to bed nice and early. And only drinks
milk ...
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I should never have invited you tonight — but at the time I asked you, I thought
you were one of us. eva: You what? lil: It was a logical assumption. Marge Eaton
has never, in recorded history, rented a cabin in Bluefish Cove to a heterosexual.
I should never have invited you tonight — but at the time I asked you, I thought
you were one of us. eva: You what? lil: It was a logical assumption. Marge Eaton
has never, in recorded history, rented a cabin in Bluefish Cove to a heterosexual.
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I sensed something was happening between us, I mean, I've never felt this kind of
thing with a woman and I didn't know how to ... I don't know how to ... I mean, I've
never . . . I wasn't even sure, I'm not sure . . . (lil begins to grin, watching eva ...
I sensed something was happening between us, I mean, I've never felt this kind of
thing with a woman and I didn't know how to ... I don't know how to ... I mean, I've
never . . . I wasn't even sure, I'm not sure . . . (lil begins to grin, watching eva ...
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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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