The Transvestite Memoirs

Cover Art for 9780720612561, The Transvestite Memoirs by R.h.f. Scott
ISBN: 9780720612561
Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
Published: 31 December, 2006
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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These authentic memoirs constitute a remarkable document in the history of transvestism, and provide a first-hand account of manners and morals in late seventeenth-century French society. In a light, intimate style praised by Sainte-Beuve, Choisy recounts his scandalous and entertaining escapades as a transvestite. Reared as a girl by his ambitious mother, the young Choisy dressed in girls' clothes, wore earrings and patches, and was admired by 'Monsieur', Louis XIV's homosexual transvestite brother. As the abbot of Saint Seine, Choisy continued to delight in extravagantly feminine attire and in the seduction of young girls, often with the unsuspecting assistance of their parents. Also included in this volume is the charming transvestite story of the Marquis-Marquise de Banneville, thought to have been written by Choisy in collaboration with Charles Perrault.

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