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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... gave so effeminate a squawl , that it reached the Captain's ears , as he was smoaking his pipe upon deck . Hey day ... gave farther tokens of brotherly love to his companion , which soon became so importunate and troublesome to her ...
... gave so effeminate a squawl , that it reached the Captain's ears , as he was smoaking his pipe upon deck . Hey day ... gave farther tokens of brotherly love to his companion , which soon became so importunate and troublesome to her ...
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... gave up the struggle , and the sect's most stubborn proselytes never crossed the street or left their carriage without putting on , heart pounding , a long plain cloak which gave them an excessively respectable look and effectively ...
... gave up the struggle , and the sect's most stubborn proselytes never crossed the street or left their carriage without putting on , heart pounding , a long plain cloak which gave them an excessively respectable look and effectively ...
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... gave me a kiss like Florence gives at night . " Leroy , that ain't right . You got your mouth all screwed up . Don't squinch it together like that . " Leota was laughing and she reached out to Leroy with a long arm , drew him to her and ...
... gave me a kiss like Florence gives at night . " Leroy , that ain't right . You got your mouth all screwed up . Don't squinch it together like that . " Leota was laughing and she reached out to Leroy with a long arm , drew him to her and ...
Contents
Y Jean Jacques Rousseau | 12 |
Katherine Fowler Philips | 17 |
To My Excellent Lucasia on Our Friendship | 23 |
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