Unveiling A Parallel: A Romance (1893)

Unveiling A Parallel: A Romance (1893) is a novel written by Alice Ilgenfritz Jones. The story revolves around the life of a young woman named Mary Fenwick who is living in New York City during the late 19th century. Mary is engaged to a wealthy man named John, but she begins to have doubts about their relationship when she meets an artist named Paul.As Mary gets to know Paul, she realizes that he is very different from John. Paul is passionate about his art and has a deep understanding of beauty and creativity. Mary is drawn to Paul's free spirit and his ability to see the world in a different way.However, Mary's relationship with Paul is complicated by the fact that he is already married. Paul's wife, who is ill and confined to a sanatorium, is a constant presence in their lives. Mary must navigate her feelings for Paul while also dealing with the reality of his marriage.Throughout the novel, Mary grapples with questions of love, morality, and the role of women in society. She must decide whether to follow her heart and pursue a relationship with Paul, or to stay with John and the security he offers.Unveiling A Parallel: A Romance is a thought-provoking novel that explores the complexities of love and relationships. Jones's writing is lyrical and evocative, transporting readers to a bygone era and immersing them in the lives of her characters.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Written in 1893 by two women from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Unveiling a Parallel is a remarkable precursor of Twentieth-century feminist utopian novels like Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Herland and Marge Piercy's Woman on the Edge of Time.