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Thérèse the Philosophe (Jean-Baptiste de Boyer)

18th century French novel involving the seduction of one woman by another to recruit her for prostitution.

LHMP entry

This is a sourcebook of excerpts (in translation) from historic documents relating to France during the 16-18th centuries that relate in some way to same-sex relationships. The documents cover court records, personal correspondence, religious commentary, medical opinion, satire, and political polemic. While most items take an external point of view, some are (or purport to be) from the point of view of homosexuals themselves.

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