The Marriage Feast: A Fantasy by Alice Brown is a novel set in a fantastical world where a young woman named Mary is preparing for her wedding day. However, as the day approaches, strange and unsettling events begin to occur, causing Mary to question her future and the true nature of the man she is about to marry. As the story unfolds, Mary is forced to confront her deepest fears and desires, while also navigating the complex relationships between her family and friends. Along the way, she encounters a cast of colorful ...
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The Marriage Feast: A Fantasy by Alice Brown is a novel set in a fantastical world where a young woman named Mary is preparing for her wedding day. However, as the day approaches, strange and unsettling events begin to occur, causing Mary to question her future and the true nature of the man she is about to marry. As the story unfolds, Mary is forced to confront her deepest fears and desires, while also navigating the complex relationships between her family and friends. Along the way, she encounters a cast of colorful characters, including a mysterious stranger who seems to hold the key to unlocking the secrets of her past and present.With its lush descriptions of magical landscapes and vivid characters, The Marriage Feast is a captivating tale of love, betrayal, and self-discovery that will appeal to readers of all ages. Whether you are a fan of fantasy or simply enjoy a good story, this book is sure to delight and enchant you from beginning to end.This is a new release of the original 1931 edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Seller's Description:
Good jacket. 54 pages. A poetic fantasy that 'has dramatized the search of the Soul for an understanding of itself and its mysterious destiny, and the Body's easy turning to pleasures of the earth--its readiness to heed the fascination of evil. ' First edition (first printing). Near fine in a good-only jacket with a number of small holes, particularly on the back panel. This copy is inscribed by Brown in 1933 using a line from the book, 'Whirlwinds of worship and low antiphone / like birds awakening to the flaming dawn. ' A newspaper clipping (now gone) has browned part of the front free endpaper, including the first word of the inscription.
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Good. Light blue hardcover with dark blue cloth spine. Soiling to cover with wear to spine. Pages tanning and stainging to paste downs. Cover has shelf and edge wear. No apparent marks throughout this book. Tracking available on most domestic orders.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. Endpapers have offset tanning, else a fine, bright copy in near very good dust jacket with tanned spine and some nicks and chips. right.
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Fine. First edition. 12mo. 54pp. Quarter blue cloth and paper-covered boards. Rear endpapers lightly foxed, else a fine, bright copy. Drama in verse. Engraved presentation card laid in.
