"all Ladies should carry about with them [this almanack], as the Priest his Breviary, as the Cook his Recipes, as the Doctor his Physic, as the Bride her Fears, and as the Lion his Roar!"Unquestionably unique in its execution of narrative, Djuna Barnes The Ladies Almanack is an experimental roman a clef that intertwines fiction, myth, and parody into one of the boldest pieces of lesbian literature published in the twentieth century.Privately printed and distributed by Barnes herself, the novel is considered by many to be the love letterand inside joketo the lesbian community that flourished in the literary salon of American writer, Natalie Clifford Barney with many in the circle appearing pseudonymously within the text.Confounding both critics and readers alike for almost a century, The Ladies Almanack is an unabashedly puzzling book that exists on its own terms unapologetically delighting its first audience, confusing its expanded audience, and celebrating all that lesbianism was and can be. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both...

Binding: Paperback;78 pages; Publisher: Mint Editions; Classification: FA; Weight: 218 g; Dimensions: 205 x 203 x 6

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