The Penguin book of lesbian short storiesIn this wide-ranging anthology, 32 women from Britain, continental Europe and the Americas express the depth and complexity of lesbian literature. Including stories about coming-out and cross-dressing, as well as vampire tales, science fiction, parody, and romance, this collection "casts the world in a different light." -The New Republic. |
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Page 29
To a bride's lover she says, 'Ah there never was a girl like her.' She speaks of the
light spread across a lovely face, of the garment wrapped about a lovely body;
she addresses by name two of these young women comparing one to another's ...
To a bride's lover she says, 'Ah there never was a girl like her.' She speaks of the
light spread across a lovely face, of the garment wrapped about a lovely body;
she addresses by name two of these young women comparing one to another's ...
Page 222
You were staring at the two girls at the table. You hadn't eaten but one bite of
your wheat roll. Your face was completely still. You were utterly silent. I was
ashamed. I nudged the girl on my left. She was smiling at the story and she
smiled at me, ...
You were staring at the two girls at the table. You hadn't eaten but one bite of
your wheat roll. Your face was completely still. You were utterly silent. I was
ashamed. I nudged the girl on my left. She was smiling at the story and she
smiled at me, ...
Page 396
The doll she pulled out was missing one eye, but her pink damask skippers were
good as new. The girl walked up behind Dot and tapped her on the shoulder with
the doll's powdered head. 'Take her,' she said graciously, 'and leave off crying.
The doll she pulled out was missing one eye, but her pink damask skippers were
good as new. The girl walked up behind Dot and tapped her on the shoulder with
the doll's powdered head. 'Take her,' she said graciously, 'and leave off crying.
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Contents
SARAH ORNE JEWETT Marthas Lady 1897 | 1 |
RENEE VIVIEN Prince Charming 1904 translated | 20 |
The Wise Sappho c 191618 26 | 41 |
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| Title | The Penguin book of lesbian short stories |
| Author | Margaret Reynolds |
| Editor | Margaret Reynolds |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Penguin Books, 1994 |
| ISBN | 0140240187, 9780140240184 |
| Length | 429 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Anthologies (multiple authors) Fiction / Gay Fiction / Lesbian Lesbians Lesbians' writings Literary Collections / General Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Short stories Social Science / Gay Studies Social Science / Lesbian Studies Women |
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