Better Angels
Wayne Goodman
Joseph Asten, a handsome, 23-year-old farmer living in the Allegheny River Valley shortly after the Civil War, secretly longed for intimacy and love with other men. He devised a misguided plan to marry a woman who knew of his “dual nature” then his life took some unexpected, fateful turns.
Bayard Taylor’s "Joseph and His Friend: A Pennsylvania Story" is considered the first American Gay novel. Originally published in 1869 as a serial in "The Atlantic," the author could not relate the story openly and had to use suggestive ways to describe his characters’ activities and motivations. In "Better Angels," Goodman retells the tale frankly and candidly, free from antiquated 19th Century cultural restraints. This is the author’s second book revivifying forgotten, historically-significant Queer stories. Previously, in "Vanya Says, 'Go!,'” Goodman updated the first Russian-language Gay novel "Wings," by Silver-Age poet Mikhail Kuzmin.
Author - Wayne Goodman.
Narrator - Wayne Goodman.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2017 Wayne Goodman ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Joseph Asten, a handsome, 23-year-old farmer living in the Allegheny River Valley shortly after the Civil War, secretly longed for intimacy and love with other men. He devised a misguided plan to marry a woman who knew of his “dual nature” then his life took some unexpected, fateful turns. Bayard Taylor’s "Joseph and His Friend: A Pennsylvania Story" is considered the first American Gay novel. Originally published in 1869 as a serial in "The Atlantic," the author could not relate the story openly and had to use suggestive ways to describe his characters’ activities and motivations. In "Better Angels," Goodman retells the tale frankly and candidly, free from antiquated 19th Century cultural restraints. This is the author’s second book revivifying forgotten, historically-significant Queer stories. Previously, in "Vanya Says, 'Go!,'” Goodman updated the first Russian-language Gay novel "Wings," by Silver-Age poet Mikhail Kuzmin. Author - Wayne Goodman. Narrator - Wayne Goodman. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2017 Wayne Goodman ©.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:13
Chapter 2
Duration:00:16:22
Chapter 3
Duration:00:27:09
Chapter 4
Duration:00:25:51
Chapter 5
Duration:00:14:16
Chapter 6
Duration:00:16:58
Chapter 7
Duration:00:37:21
Chapter 8
Duration:00:18:32
Chapter 9
Duration:00:20:05
Chapter 10
Duration:00:23:33
Chapter 11
Duration:00:18:03
Chapter 12
Duration:00:26:17
Chapter 13
Duration:00:27:03
Chapter 14
Duration:00:19:15
Chapter 15
Duration:00:20:57
Chapter 16
Duration:00:18:24
Chapter 17
Duration:00:19:22
Chapter 18
Duration:00:17:41
Chapter 19
Duration:00:23:05
Chapter 20
Duration:00:25:10
Chapter 21
Duration:00:20:31
Chapter 22
Duration:00:16:14
Chapter 23
Duration:00:26:38
Chapter 24
Duration:00:17:57
Chapter 25
Duration:00:00:11