RICHARDSON, Henry Handel [Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson]; [Ernest Hemingway].
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony.
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc , 1931.
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First Edition of Henry Handel Richardson's The Fortunes of Richard Mahony; Lengthily inscribed by Ernest Hemingway to his cousin Ruth Lowry
First collected edition of this foundational work in Australian literature. Octavo, original publisher's cloth with gilt titles to the spine and gilt author's initials to the front panel. Association copy, inscribed by Ernest Hemingway to his cousin on the front free endpaper, "Dear Ruth: This one, or three really since it is three novels - is or are pretty very good. The same woman wrote Maurice Guest - very good about musicians - EH." The recipient, Ruth White Lowry (1884-1974), was Hemingway's cousin and Kansas City native. Hemingway was known to have frequented Bennett Schneider's bookshop in Kansas City, where he likely acquired this book for his cousin, who he was staying with at the time. In near fine condition. Bookseller's ticket to the rear pastedown of Bennett Schneider Book Seller, Kansas City.
Henry Handel Richardson, the pen name of Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson, is widely regarded as one of Australia's most important early novelists, known for her psychologically nuanced and stylistically refined fiction. Educated in both Australia and Europe, Richardson drew heavily on her own life experiences to explore themes of identity, exile, and the tensions between individual aspiration and social expectation. 'The Fortunes of Richard Mahony' is a landmark work in Australian literature, notable for its psychological depth and portrayal of colonial life. Published as a trilogy between 1917 and 1929, the novel chronicles the rise and fall of Richard Mahony, an English-born doctor whose pursuit of social status and intellectual fulfillment is gradually undone by mental illness and cultural alienation. Drawing on Richardson’s own family history, the narrative presents a compelling critique of the colonial experience, exposing the tensions between personal ambition and the harsh realities of life in nineteenth-century Australia.
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony.
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