+ BARNES, DJUNA. “Dusie”, ss in _American Esoterica_, NY, Macy-Masius, 1927. This collection also contains short stories of (m) interest.
_Nightwood._ N. Y., Harcourt 1937, hcr New Directions n.d. A well-known and excellent lesbian novel laid in Paris.
+ BARR, JAMES. _Derricks._ NY, Greenberg 1951, (m) hcr Pan, 1957. Although those short stories all deal with male homosexuality, their coherent, fresh and constructive philosophy make this a book of primary importance for every reader.
_Quatrefoil._ N. Y., Greenberg, 1950, (m).
BARRY, JEROME. _Malignant Stars._ N. Y., Doubleday, 1960. Signe, a handsome Valkyrie-type girl, is found dead, and the note beside her body is apparently a love letter from her roommate Lyn; the suspicion that Lyn is her lover and murderer forms the main theme of the plot. Well done.
BAUM, VICKI. _Theme for Ballet._ N. Y., Doubleday 1958, pbr Dell 1959, (m). Minor but excellent.
_The Mustard Seed._ Dial 1953, pbr Pyramid 1956 (m minor).
BEER, THOMAS. _Mrs Egg and Other Barbarians._ Knopf, 1933. Rarer than hen’s teeth—lesbian humor.
BELLAMANN, HENRY. _King’s Row._ N. Y., Simon & Schuster, 1940, (m).
BELOT, ADOLPHE. _Mademoiselle Giraud, My Wife._ Paris, Dentu 1870, Chicago, Laird & Lee 1891. The wife remains a “miss”, refusing her husband’s approaches because of her attachment to another woman. Typically the husband drowns this monstrous creature (other woman) during an ostensible seaside rescue.
BENNETT, ARNOLD. _Elsie and the Child._ N. Y., Doran, 1924. “Common sense” treatment of an attachment between Elsie the housemaid, and a girl of twelve, which subsides when the little girl is sent to school.
_The Pretty Lady._ N. Y., Doran 1918. A subtle picture of indirect variance between two women in wartorn Paris.
BERKMAN, SYLVIA. _Blackberry Wilderness._ N. Y., Doubleday, 1959. Esoteric, melancholy, beautifully written short stories, of which two are overtly lesbian in content.
BERTIN, SYLVIA. _The Last Innocence._ (Trans. by Marjorie Dean). N Y McGraw Hill, 1955. Story of Paula, a member of a French provincial family. “The refreshing thing is that Paula is treated as a matter of course ... that she wears trousers, hates men, etc. is presented with no more excuse or explanation than the individual foibles of the rest of the family.”