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- Copyright
- Copyright © 2007 Regents of the University of Colorado
- ISSN
- 0013-8282
- eISSN
- 2573-3575
- DOI
- 10.1215/00138282-45.2.175
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
L e i l a J . R u p p have to a d m it to a m o m e n t o f d isa p p o in tm e n t w h en I began reading Queer London. Because I am w o rkin g on a synthetic global histo ry o f love between w o m e n , I hoped to glean ne w in fo rm a tio n about the lives o f w o m e n w h o desired o th er w o m e n in London in the firs t h a lf o f the tw e n tie th century. But th is is a book about queer m ale London, if "m a le " is th e rig h t te rm to describe the queans and W est End poofs and D illy Boys and Nancies and o th er gender-transgressive characters w h o populated London in the past. So I quickly adjusted m y expectations and began to appreciate the results o f M att Houlbrook's painstaking research, especially in the police file s
Journal
English Language Notes – Duke University Press
Published: Sep 1, 2007