Lesbian perversity and victorian marriage: The 1864 codrington divorce trial

Journal of British Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 70-98

  Vicinus, Martha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 79954896483     PISSN: 00219371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/386128     Document Type: Article

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