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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... passed it . I was utterly puzzled . Had Carmilla discovered one of those secret passages which the old housekeeper said were known to exist in the schloss , although the tra- dition of their exact situation had been lost . A little time ...
... passed it . I was utterly puzzled . Had Carmilla discovered one of those secret passages which the old housekeeper said were known to exist in the schloss , although the tra- dition of their exact situation had been lost . A little time ...
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... passed into the dark . “ Out looking for what she's afraid to find - Robin . There goes mother of mis- chief , running about , trying to get the world home . " Looking at every couple as they passed , into every carriage and car , up to ...
... passed into the dark . “ Out looking for what she's afraid to find - Robin . There goes mother of mis- chief , running about , trying to get the world home . " Looking at every couple as they passed , into every carriage and car , up to ...
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... passed through a room like a breath , I made others uneasy and they knew I had passed . I was the white flame of your breath , your simoun breath shrivelling the world . I borrowed your visibility and it was through you I made my ...
... passed through a room like a breath , I made others uneasy and they knew I had passed . I was the white flame of your breath , your simoun breath shrivelling the world . I borrowed your visibility and it was through you I made my ...
Contents
Y Jean Jacques Rousseau | 12 |
Katherine Fowler Philips | 17 |
To My Excellent Lucasia on Our Friendship | 23 |
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