I await the devil's coming

by MacLane, Mary

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Title Statements

Full title :I await the devil's coming / Mary MacLane ; introduction by Jessa Crispin.

Summary

Mary MacLane's I Await the Devil's Coming is a shocking, brave and intellectually challenging diary of a 19-year-old girl living in Butte, Montana in 1902. Written in potent, raw prose that propelled the author to celebrity upon publication, the book has become almost completely forgotten. In the early 20th century, MacLane's name was synonymous with sexuality; she is widely hailed as being one of the earliest American feminist authors, and critics at the time praised her work for its daringly open and confessional style. In its first month of publication, the book sold 100,000 copies ' a remarkable number for a debut author, and one that illustrates MacLane's broad appeal. Now, with a new foreward written by critic Jessa Crispin, I Await The Devil's Coming stands poised to renew its reputation as one of America's earliest and most powerful accounts of feminist thought and creativity.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2013.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Melville House
Place of Publication:Brooklyn, NY
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2013.

Notes

"First published as The Story of Mary MacLane, Herbert S. Stone & Company, Chicago, 1902"--Title page verso.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781612191959, 1612191959
oclc:ocn832756553
LC Classification:PS3525.A2655
Dewey Decimal:813/.52

Subjects

Biographies BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary Écrivaines américaines -- Biographies. … Femmes -- Récits personnels LITERARY CRITICISM -- American MacLane, Mary Personal narratives Women Women -- Personal narratives Women authors, American Women authors, American -- Biography. -…