"The Man Who Thought Himself a Woman" and Other Queer Nineteenth-Century Short Stories

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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : 9780812223668
ISBN-13 : 0812223667
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Download or read book "The Man Who Thought Himself a Woman" and Other Queer Nineteenth-Century Short Stories written by Christopher Looby and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories gathered here explore the vagaries of sexual desire, gender identity, and erotic attachment, revealing the surprising queerness of nineteenth-century American literature.


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