This mid-18th century novel tells the story of two women romping through Europe in male disguise, breaking hearts, having narrow escapes, falling in love with each other, and ending up deciding to share the rest of their lives together. The 18th century prose is rather dense, but I’ve tried to pick selections that show why I find it fascinating.
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This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here:
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Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online
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Poetry about Love between Women from the 18th Century - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 186
Book Appreciation - Sapphic Historic Fantasy in Asian Settings - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 185
Interview with Jane Walsh - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 184
On the Shelf for November 2020 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 183
Give Us This Day by Jennifer Nestojko - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 182
The Anandrine Sect - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 181
Book Appreciation with Samantha Rajaram - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 180
Interview with Samantha Rajaram - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 179
On the Shelf for October 2020 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 178
17th c Poet Katherine Philips - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 177
Book Appreciation: 17-18th century Stories in England and France - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 50c
Interview with Nyri Bakkalian - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 175
On the Shelf for September 2020 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 174
“Your Fingers Like Pen and Ink” by Jeannelle M. Ferreira - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 173
Artificial Scarcity of Representation: Asexual Artemis/Lesbian Diana - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 172
Book Appreciation: Artemis/Diana in Fiction - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 171
Diana and Callisto: The Sometimes Problematic Search for Representation (reprise) - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 170
On the Shelf for August 2020 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 169
Humors, Horoscopes, and Homosexuality - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 168
Book Appreciation with Luci Dreamer - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 167
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