Weekend Onesie:
Beacon Books
The Literature Of Lesbos
Yes... there are such girls!
Once upon a time, over 2,600 years ago, on an island called Lesbos, in the sunny Aegean Sea near Greece, there lived a woman of the Aristocratic class named Sappho (also sometimes spelled Psappha). She was beautiful and blessed by the gods and goddesses with the gifts of poetry, music, and teaching. Her poems were heralded, quite literally, near and far. Great poets, statesmen, and historians of antiquity lauded her name and praised her poetry. Sappho was the greatest and most acclaimed woman of ancient history. - Lori L. Lake
Last Monday, we learned all about Beacon Books, which published only three gay male titles, but a plethora of lesbian titles. So, today, I thought we should take a look at The Literature Of Lesbos, as published by Beacon Books.
Published between 1955-1969, these book covers were created by some of the top illustrators of the time. As for the blurbs? Timeless. Be sure to read them and see if you agree.
Look for all the 'code' words used, to indicate that these books were about ladies who love ladies. And know, that due to the times, these stories rarely ended happily ever after. Still, they serve as an important part of our LGBTQ+ History and deserve to be remembered.
Gay history is real history!
Our struggles must be preserved and remembered.
Especially the hard stuff.
- uptonking from Wonderland Burlesque
Three Little Sisters - The Andrew Sisters
Twilight Girl
Back Cover
The Third Sex
The Third Lust
Three Strange Women
Three Strange Women
Three Women
The Third Sex
Sex III
Trap Of Lesbos
Lesbos Is For Lonnie
Tutor From Lesbos
Strange Nurse
Strange Embrace
Strange Thirsts
Strange Sisters
The Oddballs
Her Woman
A Woman's Woman
For Women Only
One Kind Of Woman
One Kind Of Woman
The Other Kind
From Other Women
Man Among Women
Girls Without Men
Never Love A Man
The Price Was Perversity
Warped
Different
Forbidden
Carla
Warped Desire
Queer Patterns
The Twisted Path
The Narrow Line
Love In The Shadows
By Love Depraved
This Too Is Love
Her Raging Needs
She Who Strays
Private School
Love In The Shadows - E.G. Daily
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