Title: Joseph and His Friend
Subtitle: A Story of Pennsylvania.
First published: 1870
Description: Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania is an 1870 novel by American author Bayard Taylor, a prolific writer in many genres. It presented a special attachment between two men and discussed the nature and significance of such a relationship, romantic but not sexual. Critics are divided in interpreting Taylor's novel as a political argument for gay relationships or an idealization of male spirituality.
Subjects: Fiction, American literature, LGBTQ fiction before Stonewall
Places: Pennsylvania