These works about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender experience are often written by LGBT authors. These books are already at the core of Western culture. We revere their public contributions, but their sexual orientation — a fundamental part of who they are — often has been obscured.
Tragic story of a lesbian relationship; 1835.
The Girl with the Golden Eyes
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The Girl with the Golden Eyes
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The great poet's visionary autobiography; 1882.
Complete Prose Works / Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy
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French Decadent classic, inspired Wilde; 1884.
Against the Grain
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Against the Grain
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Passionate friendships during the era of Emperor Marcus Aurelius; 1885.
Marius the Epicurean — Volume 1
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Suffragists face many difficult choices; 1886.
The Bostonians
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Beautiful sailor and his sadistic nemesis; 1891.
Billy Budd
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Subtle stories about a young woman's summer at a coastal Maine town; 1896.
The Country of the Pointed Firs
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This archetypal novel of the Old West is rich in homoerotic subtext; 1901.
The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains
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In India, orphaned son of an Irish soldier grows up on the mean streets of Lahore, then turns to spying for the Raj; 1901.
Kim
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Autobiographical novel about coming of age in Victorian England; 1902.
The Way of All Flesh
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