Author: Victoria Cross [Annie Sophie Cory]
Title: Life of My Heart
Description: London, The Walter Scott Publishing Co. Ltd, 1905. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce romance novel by Victoria Cross, notable for it portrayal of an interracial relationship. The first edition. A scarce work. In the publisher's original gilt cloth. This romance novel was written by British author Annie Sophie Cory under the pseudonym Victoria Cross. Cross is best known for her contributions to the 'New Women' movement, a feminist ideal that began in the late nineteenth century, with her erotic and daring romance novels. Victoria's works challenged social norms and prejudices, with this novel being criticised by William Thomas Stead, a newspaper journalist, for promoting interracial relationships. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with light handling marks to the boards and very minimal damp stains to the rear and light shelf wear. Front hinge starting after the front blank. Internally firmly bound with bright pages. Spotting to the front and rear with only the odd minor spot throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: Very scarce First edition Victoria Cross Annie Sophie Cory First edition erotic None


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