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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... Girl heard the steady sound of their voices or the quiet scratching of pen on paper . The special quality of their life did not escape the Girl ; it seemed more pronounced at the farmhouse , away from the activity of Woodard's . She had ...
... Girl heard the steady sound of their voices or the quiet scratching of pen on paper . The special quality of their life did not escape the Girl ; it seemed more pronounced at the farmhouse , away from the activity of Woodard's . She had ...
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... Girl . " I have Bird's love and yours , I think ? " The end of the sentence curled upward in a question . The Girl had not thought of love until the word was spoken . Yes , she loved them both . The remembered face of her mother was all ...
... Girl . " I have Bird's love and yours , I think ? " The end of the sentence curled upward in a question . The Girl had not thought of love until the word was spoken . Yes , she loved them both . The remembered face of her mother was all ...
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... girl away and closed the wound . Gilda sat with the Girl curled in her lap until the fire died . As the sun crept into the dark room she carried the Girl upstairs to the bedroom , where they slept the day through . Gilda awoke at dusk ...
... girl away and closed the wound . Gilda sat with the Girl curled in her lap until the fire died . As the sun crept into the dark room she carried the Girl upstairs to the bedroom , where they slept the day through . Gilda awoke at dusk ...
Contents
MENS WRITING ON ROMANTIC FRIENDSHIP | 9 |
WOMENS WRITING ON ROMANTIC FRIENDSHIP | 17 |
Aphra Behn | 24 |
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