The Book Shed

top edge dusty, page edges spotted, previous owner's bookplate and penciled name; the jacket is edge worn, spine darkened, some staining. It is priced and intact. First printing, same date. The jacket includes a quote calling the book, "the plaintive utterance of a lonely soul puzzled by the riddle of the universe." This "New Authorized Edition." South African author Olive Schreiner's first published novel. It was an immediate success and has become recognised as one of the first feminist novels.[Although originally published in 1883, the book, which has been described as having "power, imagination, intense sincerity, close observation of both nature and psychology" could be called the first modern novel of the 20th century. Schreiner, born in Africa in 1855, a feminist, free thinker, intimate of Havelock Ellis and Cecil Rhodes, was according to the publication Current Opinion, "so great she ought to have been greater." Olive Schreiner died and was buried in Africa in 1920. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.