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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Page 276
... took her in a taxi to Charing Cross . ( The extraordinary thing was , how natural it all was for me . ) Nobody , even in the glare of the station , glanced at me twice . I had wondered about my voice , but found I could sink it ...
... took her in a taxi to Charing Cross . ( The extraordinary thing was , how natural it all was for me . ) Nobody , even in the glare of the station , glanced at me twice . I had wondered about my voice , but found I could sink it ...
Page 376
... took down the calico dress I saw what seemed to be a stain on the green silk . I threw on the calico hastily , and then took the green silk and carried it over to the window . It was covered with spots - horrible great splashes and ...
... took down the calico dress I saw what seemed to be a stain on the green silk . I threw on the calico hastily , and then took the green silk and carried it over to the window . It was covered with spots - horrible great splashes and ...
Page 385
... took a chalk - line and a yard - stick , and divided the floor into square yards , and every one of these squares I examined on my hands and knees . I found in this way literally nothing on the carpet but dust , lint , two common white ...
... took a chalk - line and a yard - stick , and divided the floor into square yards , and every one of these squares I examined on my hands and knees . I found in this way literally nothing on the carpet but dust , lint , two common white ...
Contents
MENS WRITING ON ROMANTIC FRIENDSHIP | 9 |
WOMENS WRITING ON ROMANTIC FRIENDSHIP | 17 |
Aphra Behn | 24 |
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