The Penguin Book of Lesbian Short StoriesMargaret Reynolds The anxiety of unresolved desire is present in many stories - Radclyffe Hall's Miss Ogilvy is unable truly to find herself in this world, Djuna and Lillian hold back from each other in Anais Nin's "Cities of the Interior," and the energy and commitment that should go into a loving relationship are stifled by convention in Jane Rule's story of passion outside marriage. But here are brave spirits, too - Renee Vivien's Sarolta and her Prince(ss) live forever in a vision of ideal tenderness, Colette's heroines preserve the sanctity of their little white bed, and Jewelle Gomez's bulldagger society survives far from the haunts of men. There are coming-out stories, stories about cross-dressing, vampire tales, science fiction, parody, and romance. |
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... husband nor about him . When she said of him , ' He has a difficult temperament ; he's reclusive , ' she was simply describing him to excuse his absence from plays , gallery openings - husbands weren't expected to be on committees ...
... husband nor about him . When she said of him , ' He has a difficult temperament ; he's reclusive , ' she was simply describing him to excuse his absence from plays , gallery openings - husbands weren't expected to be on committees ...
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... husband really because invariably a lover asked , ' How can you live with him ? ' For Gillian it wasn't all that difficult . She knew women who stayed with husbands who drank , who beat them , who didn't pay the bills . Her marriage in ...
... husband really because invariably a lover asked , ' How can you live with him ? ' For Gillian it wasn't all that difficult . She knew women who stayed with husbands who drank , who beat them , who didn't pay the bills . Her marriage in ...
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... husband , ' Oh monsieur , it is horrible ... terrible ... the fourth this week ... young girls , all of them . Beautiful , too . This one has been lying here four days . Mutilated , like the rest ... not a drop of blood . ' My husband's ...
... husband , ' Oh monsieur , it is horrible ... terrible ... the fourth this week ... young girls , all of them . Beautiful , too . This one has been lying here four days . Mutilated , like the rest ... not a drop of blood . ' My husband's ...
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SARAH ORNE JEWETT Marthas Lady 1897 I | 1 |
RENÉE VIVIEN Prince Charming 1904 translated | 20 |
The Wise Sappho c 191618 | 26 |
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