Cross-dressing in popular literature

[avrelia]

In another place people were asking about fantasy or sf novel in which a heroine pretends to be a man or a hero pretends to be a woman.

I thought I would remember more such stories, but I didn’t.

So I decided to pick your brain and check whether you know more.

Here is what I remembered:

Tamora Pierce, Song of the Lioness

Terry Pratchett, Monstrous Regiment

Then, of course, Eowyn pretends to be a man to combat the forces of Mordor.

Those are neither fantasy nor sf, but are good with cross-dressing:

Gillian Bradshaw, Beacon at Alexandria

Georgette Heyer, The Corinthian
The Masqueraders
These Old Shades

And yet I am sure there are more. Have you read any? Can you recommend anything? Any genre works, if you read it or heard that it is good.

Are there any stories where a man pretends to be a woman (I can immediately name several movies, but no books.)?

There are, of course, classical cases – myths, Shakespeare, folklore, biographies, but I am curious about contemporary books. Can you recommend any?

Comments

[bibliofilen.livejournal.com]

Just remembered that I bought a book like this that I haven't had time to read yet!

Misfortune by Wesley Stace

There is also Tahar Ben Jelloun's wonderful novel The Sand Child.

Laurie King's heroine Mary Russel often pretends to be male (and her descriptions of a female Sherlock Holmes are pure glory!).

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

Thank you!