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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... seemed like a giant horse always , outlined as he was against the flat bar and the sky . She went out at dawn , and she went out at sunset , but during the middle of the burning day she sat at home and polished sea - beans , for which ...
... seemed like a giant horse always , outlined as he was against the flat bar and the sky . She went out at dawn , and she went out at sunset , but during the middle of the burning day she sat at home and polished sea - beans , for which ...
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... seemed to wander again to the one subject . All the time Maria Woods sat weeping . Finally Phoebe turned to her with impatience . " If you can't keep calmer , you'd better go upstairs , Maria , " said she . " You'll make Sarah sick ...
... seemed to wander again to the one subject . All the time Maria Woods sat weeping . Finally Phoebe turned to her with impatience . " If you can't keep calmer , you'd better go upstairs , Maria , " said she . " You'll make Sarah sick ...
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... seemed to emerge out of the London night , seemed to fling it like a cloak behind her . It seemed in its bareness and intensity the effluence of her spirit , something she had made which surrounded her , which was her . Fanny stared . All ...
... seemed to emerge out of the London night , seemed to fling it like a cloak behind her . It seemed in its bareness and intensity the effluence of her spirit , something she had made which surrounded her , which was her . Fanny stared . All ...
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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