The Alternative
Unknown · 1909
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Description
George Barr McCutcheon wrote The Alternative, a novel published in April nineteen hundred and nine with pictures by Harrison Fisher. McCutcheon had written The Husbands of Edith and The Purple Parasol. The tale opens in a storm at a smart New York club.
A shrieking wind and sleety snow beat at the windows of a club for college men. Its members, the narrator jokes, seem born to membership through grandfathers of old classes. Chapter heads promise the Van Pyckes, a young lady's entrance, and an amazing marriage. A secretary goes home, and a first holiday follows. Society manners and young love carry the short opening movement.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1909 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 163 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |