Tipping the Velvet
Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.)
Transvestites
Cross-dressers
Fiction, lesbian
LGBTQ novels
Lesbians, fiction
Lambda Literary Awards
Lambda Literary Award Winner
English drama
Identity
Lesbians
Gay men
Fiction, historical
England, fiction
Drama
English literature
Fiction, historical, general
Social life and customs
History
Fiction
Nan King, an oyster girl, is captivated by the music hall phenomenon Kitty Butler, a male impersonator extraordinaire treading the boards in Canterbury. Through a friend at the box office, Nan manages to visit all her shows and finally meet her heroine. Soon after, she becomes Kitty's dresser and th…
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