The Canvas Door
New York: B W Dodge, 1909.
Illustrated by H Richard Boehm frontispiece. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good- with no dust jacket. Item #16875
Light edgewear, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; First Edition, First Printing of this unusual, uncommon novel of young Alice Thorn, a wife in a loveless marriage struggling with her inner longings for personal freedom versus social expectations. E F Bleiler; The Checklist of Science Fiction & Supernatural Fiction; page 174. Bleiler categorizes the novel as MT3 (Metaphysical or Theological Themes) due to Alice's psychological, visionary experiences with ambiguously fantastic Allegra, who steps out of a painting. "Allegra preaches paganism, makes love to Boy, is familiar with medieval England and the execution of Marie Antoinette." - Janet Grimes, Diva Daims; Novels in English by Women 1891-1920: A Preliminary Checklist; 010336. "... a large picture on the wall swings out like a door and admits into the room a beautiful and apparently corporeal young woman who proffers the weeping wife some good advice, and at her earnest plea consents to stay with her a while as a guest." - The Craftsman, Volume 18 1910, book review page 152. ; 311 pages.
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