The Green Carnation. The Pioneer Series.
(HICHENS, Robert)
From Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
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AbeBooks Seller since November 18, 1999
From Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since November 18, 1999
About this Item
FIRST EDITION, later issue. Col. series title, half title, 20pp cata. (August, 1894). Partially uncut in orig. green cloth, blocked & lettered in white; binding sl. loose, hinges rubbed, head & tail of spine bumped. Booklabel of George Stacey Albright on leading pastedown. Ink inscription on leading f.e.p. 'I. Margaret Albright.' First issued in paper wrappers depicting the stylised Japanese design included here on series title. Robert Hitchens, 1864-1950, journalist, novelist, and music critic, who was friends with Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas. After spending time with the men in the early 1890s, Hitchens wrote The Green Carnation, which satirised their relationship and made it clear that the two were a homosexual couple. The novel stirred up scandal in both the UK and the USA, and was withdrawn from circulation in 1895. However, by this point Wilde's flamboyance had caught up with him and he had failed in his libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry; he was arrested on charges of sodomy and gross indecency on 6 April, 1895. Seller Inventory # 85160
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Green Carnation. The Pioneer Series.
Publisher: William Heinemann. 1894
Publication Date: 1894
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition
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