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| Author | Bayard Taylor |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Gay novel |
| Publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
Publication date | 1870 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 361 pp |
Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania is an 1870 novel by American author Bayard Taylor, a prolific writer in many genres. It presented a special attachment between two men and discussed the nature and significance of such a relationship, romantic but not sexual. Critics are divided in interpreting Taylor's novel as a political argument for homosexual relationships or an idealization of male spirituality.