Bertram Cope's Year (Paperback)

Paperback. In 1918, when Henry Blake Fuller was 62 years old, he completed the manuscript of a novel, Bertram Copes Year. Though Fuller was well known as an accomplished realist and had published twelve previous novels, this work was his first published fiction to address the topic of homosexuality. In the novel Bertram Cope, a handsome young college student, is befriended by Medora Phillips, a wealthy older woman who tries to match him with several eligible young women. However, Bertram is emotionally attached only to his friend and housemate, Arthur Lemoyne. The novels portrayal of their friendship is subtle, but has clear overtones of sexual attraction.Appendices focus on the novels composition, reception, and place in contemporary discourses about attraction between men. Bertram Copes Year is a pioneering work of both American realism and gay literature. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.