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Escal-Vigor

by Georges Eekhoud

FictionMiddle aged gay menYoung menSexualityGay menRomance literatureFiction, lgbtq+, gayLGBTQ fiction before Stonewall

The young Count Henry of Kehlmark returns to his homeland to settle in Escal-Vigor, the castle of his ancestors, located on a wild island in the North Sea. There, the aristocrat falls in love with Guidon Govaertz, a handsome peasant youth, who is rejected by his own family.

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Book data: Open Library