Mother Clap's Molly House: The Gay Subculture in England, 1700-1830GMP, 1992 - 302 Seiten This pioneering historical study is the first comprehensive chronicle of the English gay community at its 18th-century roots, sporting for the first time a distinctive subculture with its "molly houses", "sodomites' walks", "maiden names" and gay slang. Rictor Norton's research into trial records and contemporary documents establishes a vital cornerstone for the reconstruction of gay history. Challenging in its demonstration that the molly subculture was primarily a working-class community of blacksmiths, milkmen, publicans and shopkeepers, Mother Clap's Molly House also records the exuberant lives of personalities such as Charles Hitchin the "thief-taker", the dramatists Samuel Foote and Isaac Bickerstaff, William Beckford of Fonthill, and Rev. John Church, prosecuted for his blessing of gay marriages. All these are set against a backdrop of persecution, blackmail and the pillory. And yes, "Mother Clap's" actually was the name of a prominent molly house! |
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... give .... D - n this confounded Hurry of Business , which has debarr'd me of Thee these five Days , and forced me last Night to make use of my Pillow which was as insipid as a — . ' - The letters come to an abrupt end ( as did Wilson's ...
... give .... D - n this confounded Hurry of Business , which has debarr'd me of Thee these five Days , and forced me last Night to make use of my Pillow which was as insipid as a — . ' - The letters come to an abrupt end ( as did Wilson's ...
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... give Information ; which I promised to do . ' Newton's testimony may be inaccurate as to the actual date when he agreed to become an informer , for he was himself arrested at the end of the month , and it was not until he was set at ...
... give Information ; which I promised to do . ' Newton's testimony may be inaccurate as to the actual date when he agreed to become an informer , for he was himself arrested at the end of the month , and it was not until he was set at ...
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... give him fifteen Blows , - and then the Stranger let down his Breeches , and the Prisoner turn'd him on his Face , and fell on him . ' The court said ' It's very surprising that a Man should make such an abominable attempt upon a ...
... give him fifteen Blows , - and then the Stranger let down his Breeches , and the Prisoner turn'd him on his Face , and fell on him . ' The court said ' It's very surprising that a Man should make such an abominable attempt upon a ...
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Queen James and His Courtiers | 15 |
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The Sodomites Walk in Moorfields | 70 |
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Mother Clap's Molly House: The Gay Subculture in England, 1700-1830 Rictor Norton Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2006 |
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