Novel Approaches to Lesbian History
Novel Approaches to Lesbian History

Author: Linda Garber

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-01-01

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 3030854175

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Novel Approaches to Lesbian History tells a tale about history and community in our allegedly post-identity era, examining contemporary novels that depict lesbian characters in recognizable historical situations. These imaginative stories provide a politically vital, speculative past in the face of a sketchy, problematic archive. Among the memorable characters in some 200 novels are pirates, cowgirls, and famous artists, ghosts and time travellers, immigrants and lovers. The best lesbian historical novels are conscientious and buoyant as they engage critical historiographical questions, but Novel Approaches also discusses the class and race biases that weigh on the genre. Some lesbian historical novels are based on archival evidence, others on conjecture or fantasy, but all convey the true fact that identity is elusive without a past, without which its future is nearly impossible.

Rebeccah and the Highwayman
Rebeccah and the Highwayman

Author: Barbara Davies

Publisher: Nuance

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781934452011

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It's 1706, the time of good Queen Anne. Mistress Rebeccah Dutton never dreamed that several encounters with the notorious highwayman Blue-Eyed Nick on the deserted heaths around London would turn her respectable world upside down. When she discovers the highwayman is actually a woman named Kate, her curiosity about the dashing thief turns to fascination. Kate has to deal with a thieftaker snapping at her heels and secrets from her past before Rebeccah can become better acquainted with this intriguing highwaywoman. Will Kate avoid the shadow of Tyburn long enough for Rebeccah to explore this twist of fate?

Christie and the Hellcat
Christie and the Hellcat

Author: Barbara Davies

Publisher: Nuance Books/Bedazzled Ink Publishing

Published: 2024-06-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781960373298

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Zee Brodie can't seem to walk down the street without being reminded of her days as the notorious outlaw, Hellcat. Never mind she paid her dues in Yuma prison and is now the Deputy Sheriff of Cochise County. Christie Hayes and her brother, Blue, followed their dream and headed west where Blue opened a dry goods shop. They settled into a contented life with Christie keeping house and helping part time in the shop. When Zee and her prisoner seek shelter in the home of the enchanting Miss Christie, the encounter turns both their lives upside down. It takes Christie agreeing to marry an unsuitable suitor for her to realize where her heart really lies. Now all Zee and Christie have to do is face down an irate fiancé, fight bad guys, replant Christie's beloved roses, and get Blue to accept his sister wanting to spend her life with a former outlaw, not to mention a woman, before they can live happily ever after.

London Folk Tales
London Folk Tales

Author: Helen East

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2012-12-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0752478478

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London is a world unto itself; an outrageous, quirky and diverse microcosm where all walks of life cross paths, their languages jostling and mingling – and there are tales whichever way you turn. Now thirty of the best, drawn from oral history and newly recorded local reminiscence, as well as folk sources and written texts, have been brought to life by a mistress of storytelling. Here you will find Dick Whittington alongside the patron saint of cobblers, a royal rat rubbing shoulders with the Maid Uncumber, and fish that decide destinies. Revisit old friends and discover new ones in this wonderful selection of London folk tales – as light and dark, and as full of unexpected twists, as the streets of London itself.

Frederica and the Viscountess
Frederica and the Viscountess

Author: Barbara Davies

Publisher: Nuance Books/Bedazzled Ink Publishing

Published: 2024-08-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781960373243

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June 1815. Joanna, Viscountess Norland arrives at her brother's country residence, Thornbury Park. Her notoriety and recent exploits on the war torn Continent precede her, and her presence in the quiet neighborhood causes quite a stir. At twenty-seven, Frederica Bertram is not only having to endure her mother's reminders that she's getting past her prime, she's also being pressured to encourage the attentions of the Viscountess's dull brother-in-law. Complications arise when a friend from Joanna's checkered past, Lord Peregrine, takes a fancy to Frederica's younger sister. Frederica and the Viscountess join forces to stop a potential scandal and discover they have more in common than anyone would suspect. The Adventures of Murdering Meg It's been five years since plantation owner Thomas Digges and his sons left Margaret Etherege for dead. Now a notorious pirate, Murdering Meg is ready to exact her revenge on her former master. And when a brigantine sets sail for England, with Digges's nubile daughter Alice and her dowry on board, Meg decides to relieve its captain of his valuable cargo.