WITHIN THIS PRESENT Margaret Ayer Barnes 1933 1st Edition Drama Chicago Life

Description: Antique Vintage Collectible - Rare Scarce Book Historical Books- A Beautiful Wonderful Find and a Must have addition to your Collection!Please No Missouri Sales due to Sales Tax Criteria WITHIN THIS PRESENT Author: Margaret Ayer Barnes Illustrations: na Publisher: Houghton Mifflin CompanyBoston and New YorkThe Riverside Press Cambridge Copyright Date: 1933 Assuming to be a First Edition Content - About the BookClassic Americana Historical Vintage Book - .. Sally belonged to the sheltered world of Chicago's proper rich-a world of debutante balls, family approved courtships and private chic schools. Alan was part of this world. Their love was the perfect climax of a totally beautiful life. — But the fairy tale ended there. It ended with a war that tore them apart, with a Depression that brought the mightiest down to earth. For Sally, it exploded with Maisie, a stunning shameless girl who wanted Alan-and didn't give a damn about society's rules. Margaret Ayer Barnes (April 8, 1886, Chicago, Illinois — October 25, 1967, Cambridge, Massachusetts) was an American playwright, novelist, and short-story writer. She was educated at Bryn Mawr College, where she earned an A.B. degree in 1907. She married Cecil Barnes in 1910, and had three sons, Cecil Jr., Edward Larrabee and Benjamin Ayer. In 1920, Barnes was elected alumnae director of Bryn Mawr and served three years. As director, she helped to organize the Summer School for Women Workers in Industry, which offered an alternative educational program for women workers within a traditional institution. Consisting mainly of young, single immigrant women with little to no academic background, the summer program offered courses in progressive education, liberal arts and economics. Women in the program were encouraged to develop confidence as speakers, writers and leaders in the workplace. In 1926, at age 40, she broke her back in a traffic accident, and, with the encouragement of friend and playwright Edward Sheldon, took up writing as a way to occupy her time. Between 1926 and 1930 she wrote several short stories and three plays, including an adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel The Age of Innocence. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Novel in 1931 for Years of Grace. A 1936 lawsuit against Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for copyright infringement claimed that the script MGM used for the motion picture Letty Lynton (1932) plagiarized material from the play Dishonored Lady by Edward Sheldon and Barnes. The film is still unavailable today because of this lawsuit. Her son was architect Edward Larrabee Barnes. Her older sister, Janet Ayer Fairbank, was also a notable writer, and her niece Janet Fairbank (1903-1947) was a well-known operatic singer. ... Book Condition Color Boards: Dark Blue Black boards, bright silver gilt lettering, slight wear to the spine upper edge, and slight bumped corners, clean and tight, see photos. Corners / Outer Boards: Slight bumped corners, slight scuffing and rubbing, overall nice condition for the age of the book, see photos Binding: Overall tight binding for the age Pages: Overall appears to be clean good "collectible" condition. Shipping & Payment100% Satisfaction Guaranteed - If you are unhappy for any reason, just let me know and we will work it out. Sometimes, grading and describing books will vary by person. I would appreciate it if you would please contact me before leaving neutral or negative feedback so we can work out We ship via USPS Media Mail with opportunity to upgrade to expedited shipping. US and International Shipping available. We ship out orders multiple times a week. All orders are carefully packaged to minimize damage in shipping. International Bidders Shipping Rate will be Flat Rate Envelope (up to 4 pounds), which 2 standard sizes books will fit in one envelope very tightly. If book(s) is over 4 pounds and do not fit in a flat rate envelope, books will be shipped in larger size flat rate box for cost estimate to be around $25-$35 and up. I DO NOT GUARANTEE SAFE ARRIVAL OUT OF USA. Too many packages have not arrived international destinations in last couple months, therefore, I no longer guarantee International shipments. Combination of Multiple Purchases offered Thanks for Looking and Happy Reading / Collecting / and Just Enjoying Old Books! Please be sure to check out my other items! Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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