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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... window that looks upon the hall door . I should like to see the last of mamma , and to kiss my hand to her . ' " We assented , of course , and accompanied her to the window . We looked out , and saw a handsome old - fashioned carriage ...
... window that looks upon the hall door . I should like to see the last of mamma , and to kiss my hand to her . ' " We assented , of course , and accompanied her to the window . We looked out , and saw a handsome old - fashioned carriage ...
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... window and I could see her moving her jaw from one side to the other and staring up at the ceiling . I watched her for a long time . The moonlight was cool looking and there was a wettish wind coming cool from the window . I moved over ...
... window and I could see her moving her jaw from one side to the other and staring up at the ceiling . I watched her for a long time . The moonlight was cool looking and there was a wettish wind coming cool from the window . I moved over ...
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... window shade . If I hang a sheet up in the window now theyll just get agitated . After all weve been here for a couple of months without bothering to cover the window and it would look suspicious to suddenly go around hanging cur- tains ...
... window shade . If I hang a sheet up in the window now theyll just get agitated . After all weve been here for a couple of months without bothering to cover the window and it would look suspicious to suddenly go around hanging cur- tains ...
Contents
Y Jean Jacques Rousseau | 12 |
Katherine Fowler Philips | 17 |
To My Excellent Lucasia on Our Friendship | 23 |
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