I know you will find this romantic tale of true love that withstands every test as moving as I do."". No one could be more alluring than her golden-haired heiress Laline, no one more handsome or masterful than her courageous hero. From back cover:""Elinor Glyn tells this entrancing story of self-sacrificing, all-conquering love in a way that is irresistible. From advertisement:"The World's Great Stories of Romance Specially Abridged by Barbara Cartland For Today's Readers." Sunning to pages and inside covers. Library stamp in black ink to top page edgings. Library date stamp in black ink to front flyleaf. Creasing to covers along spine but none along the length of spine. She was the youngest daughter of a civil engineer, Douglas Southerland, and his wife Elinor. Unable to find something to relieve his disgust with life, he decides to write a book. He flings himself into various relationships attempting to alleviate his inner torment and self-hatred. Nicholas is a soldier returned home from the war, wounded in body and spirit. Elinor Glyn was born on 17th October 1864 in Saint Helier, Jersey. Man and Maid by Elinor Glyn is the tale of Nicholas Thormond and Alathea Sharp. 'Man and Maid' is a novel set in wartime Paris about a man forced to choose between two women. A Good former library copy of number 12 in the "Barbara Cartland's Library of Love" series which is an ".entrancing love-story by Elinor Glyn develops the theme of true-sacrificing love in a way which is irresistible." Wear to covers. This early work by Elinor Glyn was originally published in 1922 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.
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