Chloe Plus Olivia: An Anthology of Lesbian Literature from the Seventeenth Century to the PresentLesbian 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 101
and then laughed again , and took the affecting old hat and carried it back to its
place . “ I would not have had any one else see you for the world , ” she said
sorrowfully as she returned , feeling quite self - possessed again , to the parlor ...
and then laughed again , and took the affecting old hat and carried it back to its
place . “ I would not have had any one else see you for the world , ” she said
sorrowfully as she returned , feeling quite self - possessed again , to the parlor ...
Page 216
... her on his shoulder , he tossed her up into the low myrtle - trees , and dangled
her by her little belt over the claret - colored pools on the barren ; but he could not
frighten her ; she only laughed and grew wilder and wilder , like a squirrel .
... her on his shoulder , he tossed her up into the low myrtle - trees , and dangled
her by her little belt over the claret - colored pools on the barren ; but he could not
frighten her ; she only laughed and grew wilder and wilder , like a squirrel .
Page 217
The droll tableau and the supreme pride on Felipa ' s countenance overcame me
, and I laughed aloud . A sudden cloud of rage and disappointment came over
the poor child ' s face : she threw her cap on the floor and stamped on it ; she tore
...
The droll tableau and the supreme pride on Felipa ' s countenance overcame me
, and I laughed aloud . A sudden cloud of rage and disappointment came over
the poor child ' s face : she threw her cap on the floor and stamped on it ; she tore
...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
Katherine Fowler Philips | 17 |
Aphra Behn | 24 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Chloe Plus Olivia: An Anthology of Lesbian Literature from the Seventeenth Century to the Present |
| Editor | Lillian Faderman |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Viking, 1994 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0670846384, 9780670846382 |
| Length | 812 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / General |
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