"[...]beauty. Beauty comes to him and beguiles him, but it is a beauty akin to that of Michel Angelo's 'Muse and dominant Lady, spirit-wed'-which yet, for all its purity, is not, as Fenwick's case shows, without its tragic effects in the world. On looking through my notes, I find that this was not my first idea. The distracting intervening woman was to have been of a commoner type, intellectual indeed rather than sensuous, but yet of the predatory type and class, which delights in the capture of man. When I began to write ...
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"[...]beauty. Beauty comes to him and beguiles him, but it is a beauty akin to that of Michel Angelo's 'Muse and dominant Lady, spirit-wed'-which yet, for all its purity, is not, as Fenwick's case shows, without its tragic effects in the world. On looking through my notes, I find that this was not my first idea. The distracting intervening woman was to have been of a commoner type, intellectual indeed rather than sensuous, but yet of the predatory type and class, which delights in the capture of man. When I began to write the first scene in which Eugenie was to appear, she was still nebulous and uncertain. Then she did appear-suddenly!-as though the mists parted. It was not the woman I had been expecting and preparing for. But I saw her quite distinctly; she imposed herself; and thenceforward I had nothing to do but to draw her.[...].""
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Good Condition. No Dust Jacket. Good+ 1st edition 1906 Smith Elder hardback without DJ, red boards with black lettering to front board and spine. Illustrated from drawings by Albert Sterner, with tissue frontispiece guard securely in place, publisher's catalogue to rear. Shading to end-papers, some spine lean, a little spotting to page edges only else good+ and tight. Corners bumped, some pencil notes to rear end-paper otherwise well-preserved, a little fading to spine with light pen mark to centre of spine, a little spine lean. Many more early and 1st editions by this author available Sent Airmail at no extra cost; Worldwide Shipping IMMEDIATE 1ST CLASS/AIRMAIL DISPATCH Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; The book is available to view in-person at our Cambridge hub. The photos provided are of the actual book for sale, further condition-specific photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 051400.
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Illustrated By Albert Sterner. Very Good. Fiction, Classics. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. This book is in very good condition for it's age. The boards are red with the lettering in gold within a gold box on the front board. The spine has a little soiling. The interior is nice and clean. The edges of the pages have a little soiling. The spine is solid.
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