The astonishing tale of Fay Etrange—republished in its original unexpurgated formFirst published in 1932, A Scarlet Pansy is an extraordinarily vivid and richly textured depiction of American queer life in the early twentieth century, tracing the coming-of-age of androgynous Fay Etrange. Born in small-town Pennsylvania and struggling with her difference, Fay eventually accepts her gender and sexual nonconformity and immerses herself in the fairy subculture...

Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work.

“His dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him.”Jay Gatsby is mysterious, wealthy, and throws the most lavish parties at his mansion on Long Island. Among all the bright young things in Gatsby’s circle, the brightest is Daisy Buchanan – the girl he fell in love with before the war. Having lost her to marriage with the brutish Tom, Gatsby’s relentless pursuit of his perfect woman spirals out of control, sett...

"Funny and elegiac and truth-dealing. . . . Ms. Gornick gets into the fat of feeling. She is as good a writer about friendship as we have." — New York TimesA memoir of self-discovery and the dilemma of connection in our time, The Odd Woman and the City explores the rhythms, chance encounters, and ever-changing friendships of urban life that forge the sensibility of a fiercely independent woman who has lived out her conflicts, not her fantasies, in ...

Henry Miller's Rosy Crucifixion, his second major trilogy, took more than 10 years for the author to complete. Beginning in 1949 with Sexus, a work so controversial all of Paris was abuzz with L'Affaire Miller, (and publisher Maurice Girodias saw himself threatened with jail), following in 1952 with Plexus, and finally concluding with 1959's Nexus, the three works are a dazzling array of scenes, sexual encounters and ideas, covering Miller's final days in NY, his relationship with June Mil...

The Benson Murder Case is the first mystery novel about the immensely popular fictional detective Philo Vance, a sleuth and aesthete, by S. S. Van Dine, the pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright (1888-1939), an American art critic and detective novelist.Philo Vance is a fictional character featured in a total of 12 crime novels, published in the 1920s and 1930s. During that time, Vance was immensely popular in books, movies and on the radio. He was portrayed as a stylish, even fop...

“Ranks among the major achievements in the literature of our time.” —Village Voice“A thoughtful … elegant novel…. A fine display of literary skills.” —New York Times Book ReviewPhilip Roth's profound and often hilarious novel—the central book in Roth’s Kepesh trilogy—about where we seek pleasure and why we flee it.As a student in college, David Kepesh styles himself “a rake among s...

Plexus by Henry Miller: Step into the world of artistic expression and introspection with Henry Miller's "Plexus." This novel continues Miller's autobiographical journey, capturing his experiences as a struggling writer in New York City. Through introspective narratives and vivid descriptions, Miller delves into the complexities of relationships, creativity, and self-discovery.Why This Book? "Plexus

The collected memoirs of a 1913 San Francisco sex worker, their effect on society at the time, and where they fit in today's world.In 1913 the San Francisco Bulletin published a serialized, ghostwritten memoir of a prostitute who went by Alice Smith. "A Voice from the Underworld" detailed Alice's humble Midwestern upbringing and her struggle to find aboveboard work, and candidly related the harrowing events she endured after entering "the life."Whi...

Offering readers an inebriating swig from the great cocktail shaker of the Roaring Twenties—the Jazz Age, the age of Gatsby—Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells showcases unforgettable writers in search of how to live well in a changing era.Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter introduces these fabulous pieces written between 1913 and 1936, when the magazine published a Murderers’ Row of the world’s leading literary lights, including:•...