Lesbian Fanny gladdens my heart:—You know not how I love her." Wollstonecraft's first novel "", in part, addressed her relationship with Fanny Blood. Perhaps the most famous of these romantic friendships was between Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, nicknamed the Ladies of Llangollen. Butler and Ponsonby eloped in 1778, to the relief of Ponsonby's family (concerned about their reputation had she run away with a man) to live together in Wales for 51 years and be thought of as eccentrics. Their story was considered "the epitome of virtuous romantic friendship" and inspired poetry by Anna Seward and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Diarist
The Ellis Collective The Ellis Collective The Ellis Collective is an Australian indie folk band from Canberra. As a part of the Canberra music scene the band first began performing under the name of The Ellis Collective in late 2007, and quickly gained local popularity. In 2008 they appeared at the National Folk Festival where they were well received. They have performed at festivals across Australia including the Woodford Folk Festival. Current band members include: The Ellis Collective have announced the release of their debut album under the Longhaul Records Label due in late 2010. The band’s unofficial sale of hand-made "Orange EPs'