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 237
... knew that she was immensely fond of him , and she knew at the same time that she was thoroughly foolish for being so . As she expressed it , she was not of his sort , and never would be . She did not often take pains to think , but when ...
... knew that she was immensely fond of him , and she knew at the same time that she was thoroughly foolish for being so . As she expressed it , she was not of his sort , and never would be . She did not often take pains to think , but when ...
Page 380
... knew - I knew ! I told Phoebe - I knew just how it would be , I - knew ! " I roused myself at that . " What do you mean ? " said I. " When Phoebe came home Tuesday night and said she heard your fa- ther and Rufus Bennett having words ...
... knew - I knew ! I told Phoebe - I knew just how it would be , I - knew ! " I roused myself at that . " What do you mean ? " said I. " When Phoebe came home Tuesday night and said she heard your fa- ther and Rufus Bennett having words ...
Page 409
... knew . Clare stamped again . Oh , but she would pay Elsbeth for this . . . . The casus belli was infinitely trivial , but the campaign should be Homeric . . . . And this preliminary engagement could not affect the final issues ...
... knew . Clare stamped again . Oh , but she would pay Elsbeth for this . . . . The casus belli was infinitely trivial , but the campaign should be Homeric . . . . And this preliminary engagement could not affect the final issues ...
Contents
Y Jean Jacques Rousseau | 12 |
Katherine Fowler Philips | 17 |
To My Excellent Lucasia on Our Friendship | 23 |
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