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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... night . I remember distinctly that I pinned the charm to my pillow . I fell asleep almost immediately , and slept even more soundly than usual all night . Next night I passed as well . My sleep was delightfully deep and dream- less ...
... night . I remember distinctly that I pinned the charm to my pillow . I fell asleep almost immediately , and slept even more soundly than usual all night . Next night I passed as well . My sleep was delightfully deep and dream- less ...
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... night before I left , Henry came to see me , and urged me to marry him . I refused again ; but I never before had felt that my father was so hard and cruel as I did that night . Henry said that he should certainly see me during the ...
... night before I left , Henry came to see me , and urged me to marry him . I refused again ; but I never before had felt that my father was so hard and cruel as I did that night . Henry said that he should certainly see me during the ...
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... night she said this has to be the last night & moved close to me 5. the fifth night she did not speak about it . ETLEKHE VERTER OYF MAME - LOSHN / A FEW WORDS IN THE MOTHER TONGUE lemoshl : for example di kurve the whore a woman who ...
... night she said this has to be the last night & moved close to me 5. the fifth night she did not speak about it . ETLEKHE VERTER OYF MAME - LOSHN / A FEW WORDS IN THE MOTHER TONGUE lemoshl : for example di kurve the whore a woman who ...
Contents
Y Jean Jacques Rousseau | 12 |
Katherine Fowler Philips | 17 |
To My Excellent Lucasia on Our Friendship | 23 |
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