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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... feel so eager for you , feel that I cannot wait , feel that now I must have you - that the expectation once more to see your face again , makes me feel hot and feverish , and my heart beats so fast - I go to sleep at night , and the ...
... feel so eager for you , feel that I cannot wait , feel that now I must have you - that the expectation once more to see your face again , makes me feel hot and feverish , and my heart beats so fast - I go to sleep at night , and the ...
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... feel that you resent your position . And one other thing I feel that I know - some one once gave you an em- motional [ sic ] shock - who was it , I wonder - a man or a woman ? And did you love them as much as you love me ? I don't want ...
... feel that you resent your position . And one other thing I feel that I know - some one once gave you an em- motional [ sic ] shock - who was it , I wonder - a man or a woman ? And did you love them as much as you love me ? I don't want ...
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... feel tired , take care of you whose whole life is spent in taking such care of other people . I want to discuss what ... feel you so intensely , as though you were dragging my heart out of me , as though you were calling me - Do you feel ...
... feel tired , take care of you whose whole life is spent in taking such care of other people . I want to discuss what ... feel you so intensely , as though you were dragging my heart out of me , as though you were calling me - Do you feel ...
Contents
MENS WRITING ON ROMANTIC FRIENDSHIP | 9 |
WOMENS WRITING ON ROMANTIC FRIENDSHIP | 17 |
Aphra Behn | 24 |
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