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A Black Adonis
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Set in the late 19th century, the novel by Linn Boyd Porter focuses on the experiences of Shirley Roseleaf, a young aspiring author. The narrative begins with Shirley awaiting a response from a prestigious publishing house, Cutt & Slashem, concerning his manuscript. Upon receiving a rejection letter, Shirley faces emotional distress, which ultimately fuels his resolve to pursue his artistic ambitions despite societal expectations and rejection.
The story examines themes of personal ambition, love, and the quest for artistic legitimacy within a societal context that resists unconventional success. The novel articulates the struggles of a young man confronting professional setbacks and societal pressures in a period marked by changing social norms. It belongs to the genre of late Victorian novels that explore individual aspiration against social constraints.
The story examines themes of personal ambition, love, and the quest for artistic legitimacy within a societal context that resists unconventional success. The novel articulates the struggles of a young man confronting professional setbacks and societal pressures in a period marked by changing social norms. It belongs to the genre of late Victorian novels that explore individual aspiration against social constraints.
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faithfully as possible; please see list of printing issues at the end of the text. A BLACK ADONIS. By Albert Ross. THE ALBATROSS NOVELS By ALBERT ROSS 23 Volumes May be had wherever books are sold at the price you paid for this volume Black Adonis, A Garston Bigamy, The Her Husband's Friend His Foster Sister His Private Character In Stella's Shadow Love at Seventy Love Gone Astray Moulding a Maiden Naked Truth, The New Sensation, A Original Sinner, An Out of Wedlock Speaking of Ellen Stranger Than Fiction Sugar Princess, A That Gay Deceiver Their Marriage Bond Thou Shalt Not Thy Neighbor's Wife Why I'm Single Young Fawcett's Mabel Young Miss Giddy G. W. DILLINGHAM CO. Publishers :: :: New York A BLACK ADONIS. By Albert Ross. AUTHOR OF " Out of Wedlock ," " Speaking of Ellen ," " Thou Shalt Not ," " Why I'm Single ," " Love at Seventy ," Etc., Etc. "You see!" he answered, bitterly. "Because I am black I cannot touch the hand of a woman that is white. And yet you say the Almighty made of one blood all nations of the earth!"—Page 212. NEW YORK: COPYRIGHT, 1896, BY G. W. DILLINGHAM. G. W. Dillingham Co., Publishers. [ All rights reserved. ] CONTENTS PAGE I. A Rejected Manuscript * 9 II. "Was my story too bold?" 23 III. "Her feet were pink" 35 IV. With Titian Tresses 49 V. Studying Miss Millicent 65 VI. "How the women stare!" 79 VII. A Dinner at Midlands 93 VIII. Holding Her Hand 99 IX. "Daisy, my darling!" 110 X. "Oh, so many, many maids!" 121 XI. Archie Pays Attention 136 XII. Dining at Isaac's 143 XIII. A Question of Color 155 XIV. "Let us have a betrayal" 166 XV. The Green-Eyed Monster 177 XVI. "I've had such luck!" 190 XVII. A Burglar in the House 198 XVIII. Black and White 204 XIX. "Play out your farce" 215 XX. Like a Stuck Pig 226 XXI. "We want Millie to understand" 238 XXII. Where Was Daisy? 246 XXIII. An Awful Night 254 XXIV. "This ends it, then?" 263 XXV. An Undiscoverable Secret 273 XXVI. "I played, and I lost" 282 XXVII. Absolutely Blameless 292 XXVIII. Trapping a Wolf 301 XXIX. "The Greatest Novel" 309 TO MY READERS. I do not know how better to use the space that the printer always leaves me in this part…
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