of like tomperament and the author expresses her initial surprise at this because she and her friend had thought they were the only Losbians in the world. Miss Casal's revelati ons about tho

Lesbian worlds of Now York and Paris aro und the turn of this contury are most interesting.

Although Miss Casal tries to give the im-

prossion that she was

never a professionalauthor, it is hard to believe in view of the quality of writing in her memoirs. I heartily recommend this as almost a classic case of Lesbianism. Unfortunately the book is very rare and quite expensive. Those willing to take the trouble can borrow the book through the Library of Congress.

Gone Damon

VOYAGE FROM LESBOS

D. 1959.

Robert C. Robertiello, M. D.

Citadel Press and Avon Books (paperback)

Subtitled: Tho Psychoanalysis of a Fomalo Homosexual, and carefully couched in technical terminology, this book, porhaps unintentionally, tends to be a vicious slander on Lesbi ani su. In the introduction William V. Silverberg, M.D., states that Dr. Robertiello's patient was the "passive type" and that Dr. Robertiello has nothing to say about the "mannish type" and that the book is not intended as a treatiso on homo sexuality, male or female, since the book concerns only one patient. Unfortunately this one patient is so atypical and anti-Lesbian, oven before her analysis begins, that the book sheds little light on anything important to the student of Lesbianism.

Connie, the patient, has lived in an entirely passive relati onship for eight years with Jo. Her only infidelity has been a brief affair with a man No explanation of this is offered. At the end of her relati onship with Jo, Connie indulged in a few other equally unsuccessful Lesbian af-

19