KEYNOTE. EGERTON, George, pseud. (Mary Chavelita Bright) Discords. FIRST EDITION. John Lane. (Keynotes series, no. 6) 1894
Half title, title designed by Beardsley, 4pp. reviews, 16pp cata. (1894). Uncut in orig. dark red cloth, blocked in white, spine lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed & dulled, spine faded. Booksellers label of Sanders & Co. Oxford, contemp. ink ownership inscription on leading f.e.p.
¶George Egerton's first book of short stories was also the namesake and first work published in John Lane's Keynotes series. Discord is another collection of short stories, but did not match the critical and commercial success of Keynotes. The theme of female purity is central to the stories of Discord, as it is to many of her other works, including the stories in Keynotes.
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£75
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