<EM>Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History: From Antiquity to the Mid-Twentieth Century</EM> is a comprehensive and fascinating survey of the key figures in gay and lesbian history from classical times to the mid-twentieth century. Among those included are:<BR>* Classical heroes - Achilles; Aeneas; Ganymede<BR>* Literary giants - Sappho; Christopher Marlowe; Arthur Rimbaud; Oscar Wilde<BR>* Royalty and politicians - Edward II; King James I; Horace Walpole; Michel de Montaigne.<BR>Over the course of some 500 entries, expert contributors provide a complete and vivid picture of gay and lesbian life in the Western world throughout the ages.