Left to Themselves
Being the Ordeal of Philip and Gerald
by Edward Prime-Stevenson
About
Considered the first gay novel of youth literature, it recounts the friendship of two boys, Philip and Gerald, and his long trip from New York to Canada so that the latter meets his father, having to face a series of obstacles. The hidden subtext of the two boys who manage to enjoy a hopeful future in which after overcovering many difficulties will remain united forever, went unnoticed by the general public, but not for homosexual boys, who could decipher their message when they saw their own feelings in those of the protagonists.
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