Lavender ladies: lesbians in historical fiction

A Listmania! list by M. J. Lowe "www.mjlowe.info" (Denver, Colorado United States)
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Tipping the Velvet: A Novel
1.  Tipping the Velvet: A Novel by Sarah Waters
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  "Richly written and entertaining story set in Victorian England."
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Bittersweet
2.  Bittersweet by Nevada Barr
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  "Barr's first novel, not related to her mystery series, lives up to it's title in this touching story."
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Six of One
3.  Six of One by Rita Mae Brown
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  "For years Celeste was my hero!  She might become yours too."
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Mistress Moderately Fair
4.  Mistress Moderately Fair by Katherine Sturtevant
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  "Set in Shakespearean England, this novel has melodrama, romance and charm.  A fun novel if you can track it down."
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Patience & Sarah
5.  Patience & Sarah by Isabel Miller
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  "This romantic classic set in early America should be on every lesbian's bookshelf."
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The Ladies
6.  The Ladies by Doris Grumbach
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  "This is a touching, fictionalized account of a couple of Irish women who defied convention in the 18th century.  They eloped to Wales and lived together for years."
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Brigid's Charge
7.  Brigid's Charge by Cynthia Lamb
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  "Set in colonial America, this wonderfully researched story speaks to religious tolerance, love and the New Jersey devil."
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Josie and Rebecca: The Western Chronicles
8.  Josie and Rebecca: The Western Chronicles by B. L. Miller
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  "Xena uber that's set in America's wild west."
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Moll Cutpurse, Her True History: A Novel
9.  Moll Cutpurse, Her True History: A Novel by Ellen Galford
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  "Galford's version of Molly's story is funny and fast moving."
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Other Sappho: A Novel
10.  Other Sappho: A Novel by Ellen Frye
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  "Before Xena's Gabrielle there was another kind of "bard."  Frye's novel is worth finding."
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All Good Women
11.  All Good Women by Valerie Miner
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  "A novel about finding "the life" during the second world war."
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Christabel: A Novel
12.  Christabel: A Novel by Laura Adams
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  "Not strictly historical fiction but the colonial American setting of the early portion earns it a mention here."
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Sleight of Hand
13.  Sleight of Hand by Laura Adams
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  "Kallmaker's Adams novels are more fantasy yet her historical settings have an anthentic feel."
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Out of Time: A Novel
14.  Out of Time: A Novel by Paula Martinac
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  "My favorite Martinac is part history and part mystery."
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