I have the book above. A F1RST edition published in 1926.
As you can see…it’s falling to pieces.
The first chapter deals with François-Timoléon de Choisy – The abbé de Choisy.
He’s quite pretty, no?

Today they are called transvestites.
I’ve nothing against Trannies.
I dress like a man aka wear trousers.
Jehanne d’Arc was burned for dressing like a man.
A teensy bit one-sided hypocrisy?