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queer l ives  � �  Men’s Autobiographies from    Nineteenth-Century France Translated, edited, and with an introduction   by William A. Peniston and Nancy Erber   University of Nebraska Press  �  Lincoln and London Acknowledgment for previously  published materials appears on  pp. 249–50, which constitutes an  extension of the copyright page. © 2007 by the Board of Regents   of the University of Nebraska.   All rights reserved. Manufactured   in the United States of America  ∞ library of congress   Cataloging-in-Publication Data Queer lives: men’s autobiographies from  nineteenth-century France / translated, edited, and with an introduction by  William A. Peniston and Nancy Erber. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. isbn-13: 978-0-8032-6036-8 (pbk: alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-8032-6036-9 (pbk: alk. paper) 1. Gay men—France—Biography.  2. Homosexuality, Male—France— Case studies. 3. Gay men—France— History—19th century. I. Peniston, William A., 1959–  II. Erber, Nancy, 1951– hq76.2.f8q44 2007 306.76'62092244—dc22 [b] 2007028544 Set in Monotype Fournier. Designed by A. Shahan. For George C. Robb and Leonard O. Green contents    List of Illustrations  viii    Acknowledgments  ix    Introduction  xi part one  The Dramatization of the Self  1 autobiography one “Secret Confessions of a Parisian”       by Arthur W——, “The Countess” (1874)  7 part two  Autobiographies as Case Studies  73 autobiography two   “Loves” by Anonymous, in Dr. Ambroise      Tardieu’s A Medical and Legal Study on      Assaults against Morality (1867)  83 autobiography three   “Observation 1” by Anonymous, in Dr. Jean-Martin      Charcot and Dr. Valentin Magnan’s Inversion of      the Sexual Instinct (1881)  87 autobiography four   “Autobiographical Notes” by Gustave L——,      in Dr. Paul Garnier’s Madness in Paris (1890)  95 autobiography five   “Autobiographical Notes” by Louis X——,      in Dr. Paul Garnier’s The Fetishists (1895)  101 autobiography six   “Letter to My Parents” and “My Autobiography”      by Antonio, in Dr. André Antheaume and Dr. Léon      Parrot’s A Case of Sexual Inversion (1905)   115 autobiography seven   “Mental Hermaphrodite and Other Autobiographical      Writings” by Charles Double (1905)  129 part three  Literature, Medicine, and Self-Expression  165 autobiography eight   “The Novel of an Invert” by Anonymous      (1889, 1896)  173    Source Acknowledgments  249    Notes  251 illustrations 1. “The Countess” Putting on Her Makeup,     by Arthur W——, 1874  6 2. A tribade, by Arthur W——, 1874  41 3. La Charles, by Arthur W——, 1874  48 4. La Belge, by Arthur W——, 1874  53 5. Gustave the Rifeman, by Arthur W——, 1874  64 6. Cover of Dédé, by Achille Essebac, 1901  114 7. Photographic Portraits of Charles Double, 1905  128 8. Caricature of Emile Zola by André Gill, 1876  172 acknowledgments We wish to thank the following people for their support: Nicole  Albert  for conversation and  insight; Monte Bohna  for assistance  with the translation of the Latin passages; David Deiss of Elysium  Press for allowing us to scan an image from one of his books; Louis  Godbout for sharing his knowledge of nineteenth-century gay lit- erature  and  images  from France; Corinne Keuter  for  contacting  French libraries and archives on our behalf; Jeffrey Moy for tech- nical assistance with the illustrations; Vernon Rosario for help in  understanding some of the medical terms; and Daniel Sherman for  introducing us to the article on homosexuality and autobiography  by Philippe Lejeune. We would also like to thank George Robb  and Leonard Green for living with this project as long as we did  and for putting up with it and us. Elizabeth Demers, formerly at the University of Nebraska Press,  guided us through the initial stages of this project, and her succes- sor, Heather Lundine, brought  it  to a successful conclusion. We  also want to thank the anonymous reader who reviewed the manu- script for the University of Nebraska Press and who made many  detailed, insightful, and useful comments. Ingrid Muller proved to  be an excellent copyeditor. Nancy  received  fnancial  support  from  the  Professional  Staff  Congress of the City University of New York Research Foundation,  and William received the Bernadotte E. Schmidt Grant for Research  in European History from the American Historical Association. Finally, William wishes to thank Nancy, and Nancy wishes to  thank William. Together we somehow managed to complete this  project and still remain friends! ix

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