KEYNOTE. ADAMS, Francis. A Child of the Age. FIRST EDITION. John Lane. (Keynotes series, no. 4) 1894
Half title, title designed by Beardsley, 16pp cata. (1894), 1p. ads. Uncut in orig. dark green cloth, blocked in lighter green, spine lettered in gilt. Contemp. ink ownership inscription of A. A. Shaw on half title. A nice bright copy.
¶Francis Adams, 1862-1893, poet, essayist, dramatist, journalist and novelist known for embodying the 'fin de siècle'. Child of the Age was published posthumously after Adams shot himself while experiencing complications from tuberculosis. The novel, a reworking of his earlier work Leicester: An Autobiography, explores the school days and struggles of a young orphan in Glastonbury.
Stock #83164
£450
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