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 35
Helen Furr had quite a pleasant voice a voice quite worth cultivating. She did not
mind working. She worked to cultivate her voice. She did not find it gay living in
the same place where she had always been living. She went to a place where ...
Helen Furr had quite a pleasant voice a voice quite worth cultivating. She did not
mind working. She worked to cultivate her voice. She did not find it gay living in
the same place where she had always been living. She went to a place where ...
Page 36
The voice Helen Furr was cultivating was quite a pleasant one. The voice
Georgine Skeene was cultivating was, some said, a better one. The voice Helen
Furr was cultivating she cultivated and it was quite completely a pleasant enough
one ...
The voice Helen Furr was cultivating was quite a pleasant one. The voice
Georgine Skeene was cultivating was, some said, a better one. The voice Helen
Furr was cultivating she cultivated and it was quite completely a pleasant enough
one ...
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Helen Furr had quite a completely pleasant voice and it was quite well enough
cultivated and she could use it and she did use it but then there was not any way
of working at cultivating a completely pleasant voice when it has become a quite
...
Helen Furr had quite a completely pleasant voice and it was quite well enough
cultivated and she could use it and she did use it but then there was not any way
of working at cultivating a completely pleasant voice when it has become a quite
...
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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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