Before the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, there was A.J. Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman. The twenty-six short stories and one novel written round the turn of the century (1898-1909) by E.W. Hornung remains, like his brother-in-law's creation of Sherlock Holmes, one of the more endearing characters in English literature. But one, sadly, who has not ( Read more... )

Right, Oblomov is a Russian novel of the nineteenth century. It's supposed to be a comedy, but it's the sort of comedy where by the end you find yourself in tears of despair and on the brink of suicide. Very Russian. And very slashy. Oh, so slashy.

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I'm almost finished reading War and Peace (about 180 pages left, of 1400...). It seems to me that there must have been a few almost-canon moments here and there in the book, but nothing major -- except this little exchange, which stood out to me, and reminded me of this community:

( There's not much here that could be called a spoiler, but I'll cut just in case. )

How long ago did I say I'd do this?

There is plenty of justification for Stephen/Cranly, and I think I lean more towards that pairing, but Stephen/Davin is perfectly justifiable and damned adorable.

1. Davin calls Stephen "Stevie." Everyone else-- including Cranly-- calls him "Dedalus." Davin addresses Stephen more intimately than anyone else. ( Read more... )

Atlas Shrugged is, in essence, 1100 pages of intensely character-driven philosophy. It's probably not the sort of book most people read with slash in mind. I'm not sure how they avoid it, though. It is quite possibly the single slashiest novel I have ever read. Ever.

Allow me to demonstrate.

( Join me and revel in spoilers of delightfully incontestible slashiness. )

What is it with Shakespeare and his Romans? I think that The Tradgedy of Coriolanus, although rather obscure, is probably one of Shakespeare's most blatantly homoerotic plays.  Coriolanus makes peace with his enemy, Aufidius, and Aufidius responds with a very, um, emotional monologue.  The play is definitely worth a read, if you like slash, the ( Read more... )

I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet, but I'm happy to perform my civic duty and bring it up.

They love each other. Observe:

"Cranly seized his arm and steered him round so as to head back towards Leeson Park. He laughed almost slily and pressed Stephen's arm with an elder's affections ( Read more... )

     Joy of joys - reading a book of essays on Julius Caesar today, I came across one which actually thinks Brutus and Cassius are really slashy! (Not that he puts it like that, of course ;) ).  Appropriate passages behind the cut.

The particular essay is called "The crisis of the aristocracy in Julius Caesar", by Wayne Rebhorn; he starts by ( Read more... )

Ok, so not exactly, but On the Road has some of the most glaringly obvious subtext I have ever come across.

Although the book is ostensibly about America and about the search for IT-  God, truth, the Self- but it is only through Dean Moriarty, the object of Sal Paradise's obsessions- that these things can be seen. The novel even begins and ends with ( Read more... )

I submit for your evaluation of almost-canonicity: Enjolras/Grantaire, from Les Misérables. It being Hugo, the evidence is both extensive and exceedingly long-winded, so be warned. ;)

( Not to be outdone by Balzac, Hugo should've named this chapter Les Allusions Perdues )