Flowering Judas and Other Stories by Katherine Anne Porter w Intro by the Author circa 1960's Modern Library short stories women writers

This is a very good hardcover, NO dust jacket, jacket missing. Circa 1960's Modern Library. This copy is very good inside and out. The pages inside are very good and clean. The binding is tight and straight. Tan hardcover boards are also very good with only a hint of shelf wear. Modern Library logo endpapers front and back. Smaller hardcover, crown octavo book size or 5" x 8" with 285 pages.

Flowering Judas and Other stories by Katherine Anne Porter contains the following; María Concepción. Magic, Rope, He, Theft, That Tree, The Jilting of Granny Weatherall, Flowering Judas, The Cracked Looking Glass, and Hacienda. The author was an American journalist, writer and political activist. Her 1962 novel, Ship of Fools, was the best-selling novel in the United States at the time. Flowering Judas tells of a young woman who came to Mexico to aid in the revolution. There, she struggles with personal identity, love, betrayal, and the complexities of the revolution. Themes of idealism and reality, faith and betrayal are common.

Modern Library began publishing series of books in 1917. they were extremely popular, especially with students, as they were copies of great literature and topics that were priced for the general public. The publishing firm of Boni Liveright started the series, as the idea stemmed from Albert Boni. The first title published was The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde. Early editions were published in "pocket book" size for easy carrying to read anywhere and they were bound in leatherette. In 1927, Random House was borne out of Modern Library and pictorial dust jackets were introduced to the series, along with hardcover boards. As publishing changed, Modern Library fell to the wayside but was "reintroduced" in the 1970's. Early editions are collectibles and later titles remain favorites as many collect Modern Library editions of all ages.

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