Selim and Zelis. An Oriental Tale. (Continued.)

Summary

Zelis, "in the disguise of a boy," and appearing to be "a beautiful youth," visits her lover Selim in prison, where she tells him about "'having escaped from her father in boy's apparel'" and having later "'changed her dress with a young peasant'."

Full Title

20 Jan 1786. Selim and Zelis. An Oriental Tale. (Continued) Times p. 3 c. A,B.

Publication

Full Record

Date

20 January 1786

Cross-dressing activity

Romance

Primary source topic

Pursues husband/lover; Dressed as a man; Fictional

Item format

Story

Motive

Romance

Discovery of cross-dressing

Recognition

Attire

Male garb

Stated Motive (Protagonist)

Yes

Sex Perceived by Others

Male; Female

Sex Perceived by Recorder

Female

Described Age in Record

"a very beautiful youth"

Venue

Prison

Report Scope

Central

Report Size

Long

Alternate Names / Titles

Universal Register. London.

Column(s)

A,B