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"Green is the plane-tree in the square, / The other trees are brown; / They droop and pine for country air; / The plane-tree loves the town." In these short lyrics of modern life and matters of the heart, the poet explores the sights and sounds of Victorian London. A London Plane-Tree and Other Verse is a poetry collection by Amy Levy.
LARGE PRINT EDITION. ¿My life is a grey thread / Stretching through Time¿s day; / But I have slipped gay beads on it / To hide the grey.¿ With On a Grey Thread, Elsa Gidlow became the first North American to publish a book of lesbian love poems. In a modern free verse, Gidlow¿s poetry of queer resistance and desire continues to astonish today.
LARGE PRINT EDITION. Young Lucy Honeychurch leaves Edwardian England for a tour of Italy, where she becomes immersed in an exotic new environment full of unexpected possibilities. A Room With a View by E.M. Forster is an influential classic that follows Lucy as she encounters characters and events far outside her previous experience and must see through the clash of cultures and personalities to recognize both herself and whom she loves.
Originally published in 1909, Beatrice the Sixteenth: Being the Personal Narrative of Mary Hatherley, M.B., Explorer and Geographer is the debut feminist science fiction novel by Irene Clyde.Mary Harthereley is lost. After being struck by a camel's hoof, Mary finds herself thrown into an alternate plane of existence some five hundred years in the past. Discovered by people of the local province, she is escorted into the Kingdom of Armeria ruled by Queen Beatrice the Sixteenth. Welcomed by the inhabitants, Mary is introduced to a rather progresive society wherein there is no gender, divorce or carnivores and is taken in by their concept of "conjux,"-lifetime partnerships based on romantic love and companionship rather than sex. Finding herself growing fond of the kingdom, Mary uncovers deception and plot as a war threatens to upend all that the Armerias hold dear.Professionally typeset with a beautifully designed cover, this edition of Beatrice the Sixteenth is a classic of feminist science fiction literature, reimagined for modern readers.Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.
¿As I wandered through the eight hundred and eight / streets of the city / I saw nothing so beautiful / As the Women of the Green Houses.¿ Divided into two sections¿the first inspired by the Japanese hokku and the second composed of lyrical verses¿Pictures of the Floating World is another dazzling poetry collection from the Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Amy Lowell.
After witnessing an intimate encounter between Charlus and Jupien, the narrator begins to reflect on the nature of inverts and the position they hold in society while also struggling with complex feelings of jealousy as the object of his affection¿s sexuality becomes unclear. Sodom and Gomorrah is the fourth volume of Marcel Proust¿s In Search of Lost Time.
"I am sad / Here in this gracious city, whose white walls / Gleam snow-like in the sunlight; whose fair shrines / Are filled with wondrous images of gods." Through the ancient figures of Xantippe and Medea, a feminist poet of Victorian England expresses her innermost thoughts. A Minor Poet and Other Verse is a poetry collection by Amy Levy.
Elsie Meredith is an unremarkable young woman, a middle child whose prospects in England pale in comparison to those of her sisters'. Wary of following the path of her long-suffering mother, Elsie accepts a position as governess for the family of the Marchesa Brogi in Pisa. Miss Meredith is a novel by Amy Levy.
In a factory on the edge of the moors, the smell of perfume and freshly made soap conceal a world of grit, jealousy, and murder. Silas and Gregory Dene, blind and deaf respectively, are a modern Cain and Abel, men whose lives seem fated to end in tragedy. The Dragon in Shallow Waters is a novel by Vita Sackville-West.
This is not a story of love at first sight. It is, however, a story of friendship that leads to an unlikely romance between two professional men. When Oswald, an aristocrat from Britain, meets Imre, a Hungarian military officer, in a Budapest café, they connect over their shared interest in art. Imre: A Memorandum is a novel by Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson.
Best friends and college classmates find their friendship strained at the onset of the Civil War. While Ned is commissioned an officer, Tom faces opposition from his parents, who encourage him to complete his Harvard education. After a year of torturous silence, they reunite in a vastly different world. Two College Friends is a novel by Frederick W. Loring.
The year is 1960. The world has come under the total control of the United States and Great Britain. Technological, social, and scientific advancements have reshaped human life forever. Amid so much change, two young women attending a prestigious boarding school fall in love. An Anglo-American Alliance: A Serio-Comic Romance and Forecast of the Future is a novel by Gregory Casparian.
Tackling themes of identity, death, and love, An Arrow in a Sunbeam and Other Tales addresses significant topics while entertaining with intricate settings and intriguing characters. An Arrow in a Sunbeam and Other Tales is a collection of American regionalism short fiction. Though originally written for children, this collection is enjoyable to all, stunning with its beautiful descriptions and masterful prose. .
"All her youth is gone, her beautiful youth outworn, / Daughter of tarn and tor, the moors that were once her home / No longer know her step..." Although she is more widely known for her relationship with Virginia Woolf, Vita Sackville-West was a gifted writer whose works entertain, delight, and surprise. Orchard and Vineyard is her fifth poetry collection.
While staying on a farm in rural Kent, Malory becomes intrigued with the beautiful, mysterious Ruth Pennistan. Intent on discovering her secret, he gains the trust of her father, who reveals that Ruth is the daughter of a Spanish dancer. Inspired by her own family history, Heritage is a novel by Vita Sackville-West.
While sitting in a London café, the narrator spots a strange man with stark white hair. The next time their paths cross, he makes a point of introducing himself and gaining the man¿s trust. Soon, Mr. Peter Brown shares the tragic story of his life. The Tale of Mr. Peter Brown is a short story by Vita Sackville-West.
In need of a well-paying commission, a painter agrees to make portraits of William and Alice Okehurst, a wealthy English couple. At their rural estate, he becomes unsettled by William's jealousy and Alice's uncanny resemblance to an ancestor from the 17th century. A Phantom Lover is a story of supernatural horror by Vernon Lee.
D.H. Lawrence’s Women in Love follows sisters Ursula and Gudrun as they navigate the social conventions of womanhood while trying to find love. With complex protagonists and compelling themes, this dramatic sequel to The Rainbow proves to be as provocative as its predecessor.
Despite existing throughout recorded history, despite being recognized in the ancient world as a common part of humanity, androgynes had undergone centuries of repression by church and state alike by the time Earl Lind was born. An androgyne himself, Lind was a lifelong advocate whose autobiography The Female-Impersonators remains an essential work of transgender literature.
Originally published in 1909, Beatrice the Sixteenth: Being the Personal Narrative of Mary Hatherley, M.B., Explorer and Geographer is the debut feminist science fiction novel by Irene Clyde.Mary Harthereley is lost. After being struck by a camel's hoof, Mary finds herself thrown into an alternate plane of existence some five hundred years in the past. Discovered by people of the local province, she is escorted into the Kingdom of Armeria ruled by Queen Beatrice the Sixteenth. Welcomed by the inhabitants, Mary is introduced to a rather progresive society wherein there is no gender, divorce or carnivores and is taken in by their concept of ?conjux,??lifetime partnerships based on romantic love and companionship rather than sex. Finding herself growing fond of the kingdom, Mary uncovers deception and plot as a war threatens to upend all that the Armerias hold dear.Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.
A collection of stories and sketches from acclaimed author Sarah Orne Jewett. Deephaven and Selected Stories features some of her most celebrated works including ¿An Autumn Holiday,¿ ¿Tom¿s Husband¿ and ¿Miss Debby¿s Neighbors.¿ This is a premier selection of classic tales led by Deephaven, which was published in 1877.
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