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 Collective (The Collective album) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" on "The Morning Show". On 15 and 16 December, The Collective toured Westfield shopping malls in Woden Valley, Australian Capital Territory and Miranda, New South Wales with "X Factor" winner Samantha Jade, to perform for fans and sign CD copies of their albums for fans. The Collective performed "Last Christmas" at the annual Carols in the Domain concert in Sydney, New South Wales on 22 December. "The Collective" album debuted at number 11 on the ARIA Albums Chart dated 24 December 2012. The following week, the album descended to number 20. "The Collective" was