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 146
Upon which , in her surprize , she gave so effeminate a squawl , that it reached
the Captain ' s ears , as he was smoaking his pipe upon deck . Hey day , says he
, what have we a woman in the ship ! and immediately descended into the cabbin
...
Upon which , in her surprize , she gave so effeminate a squawl , that it reached
the Captain ' s ears , as he was smoaking his pipe upon deck . Hey day , says he
, what have we a woman in the ship ! and immediately descended into the cabbin
...
Page 228
Then they gave up the struggle , and the sect ' s most stubborn proselytes never
crossed the street or left their carriage without putting on , heart pounding , a long
plain cloak which gave them an excessively respectable look and effectively ...
Then they gave up the struggle , and the sect ' s most stubborn proselytes never
crossed the street or left their carriage without putting on , heart pounding , a long
plain cloak which gave them an excessively respectable look and effectively ...
Page 557
Leota was laughing and she reached out to Leroy with a long arm , drew him to
her and gave him a fat kiss . Leroy began to get the idea . “ Watch us , ” Leota
advised . We finished a kiss then I gave Leroy another one . He was getting a
little ...
Leota was laughing and she reached out to Leroy with a long arm , drew him to
her and gave him a fat kiss . Leroy began to get the idea . “ Watch us , ” Leota
advised . We finished a kiss then I gave Leroy another one . He was getting a
little ...
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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 California |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0670846384, 9780670846382 |
| Length | 812 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / General |
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