Tipping the velvet /
The story of a "girl-in-trousers" in 1890s England. She is a lesbian fishmonger who gains entry into the libertine world of music halls by an affair with a singer, becoming her partner in a cross-dressing show. But drama follows when the other goes straight.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Riverhead Books,
[1999]
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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| Summary: | The story of a "girl-in-trousers" in 1890s England. She is a lesbian fishmonger who gains entry into the libertine world of music halls by an affair with a singer, becoming her partner in a cross-dressing show. But drama follows when the other goes straight. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copies were acquired as part of The Arden Eversmeyer Collection. |
| Physical Description: | 472 pages ; 23 cm |
| Awards: | Lambda Literary Award, 1999. |
| ISBN: | 1573221368 9781573221368 1573227889 9781573227889 |