Strangers
Graham Robb · 2003
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About the book
From inside front cover: Uncovers the real story of male and female homosexuality in the Victorian era. On the basis of archives, diaries and letters scattered throughout Europe and America, Robb tells a tale that is in part familiar, and in part extremely surprising -- a story of oppression and secrecy but also of unexpected tolerance and familiarity. Contradicting the widely held view that a liberated and proud gay heritage dates back only a few decades, Robb uncovers evidence from legislation, literature, medicine, and daily life pointing to a culture of homosexuality that was uniquely well developed, self-aware, and sophisticated.
First sentence: MORE THAN ONCE, while working on this book, I left the age of top-hats and bustles to find the world outside strangely similar.
Book details
- Year
- 2003
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Editions
- 5
- Pages
- 341
- ISBN
- 9780393326499
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