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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... things of fame in Southdown , and the professional compounders of drinks always bowed respectfully to her as though acknowledging a powerful rival . Now all these things displeased and puzzled Jay Ellington Harper , and Tommy knew it ...
... things of fame in Southdown , and the professional compounders of drinks always bowed respectfully to her as though acknowledging a powerful rival . Now all these things displeased and puzzled Jay Ellington Harper , and Tommy knew it ...
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... Things were not tragic for us then , because although we cared passionately we didn't care deeply — not like now , though it was deepening all the time ; no , things weren't tragic , they were rapturous and new , and one side of my life ...
... Things were not tragic for us then , because although we cared passionately we didn't care deeply — not like now , though it was deepening all the time ; no , things weren't tragic , they were rapturous and new , and one side of my life ...
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... things , little things in ways of being gay , they were very regular then , they were learning very many little things in ways of being gay , they were being gay and using these little things they were learning to have to be gay with ...
... things , little things in ways of being gay , they were very regular then , they were learning very many little things in ways of being gay , they were being gay and using these little things they were learning to have to be gay with ...
Contents
MENS WRITING ON ROMANTIC FRIENDSHIP | 9 |
WOMENS WRITING ON ROMANTIC FRIENDSHIP | 17 |
Aphra Behn | 24 |
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