Fate Of A Fairy

by Ellen Elliott Jack

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

232 pages, Paperback

Published September 22, 2011

About the author

B 1842

Reviews

[Julianne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I happened upon a first edition of this strange and wonderful book while browsing a junk shop in Palisade, CO. The narrator--who seems to be a fictionalized version of the writer--overcomes hardship and travels (alone and a woman) to the Wild West to try her luck. Her voice is flat but hypnotizing (think *True Grit*), self aggrandizing and humble at once. Her adventures are full of humor and danger. At root, she is a feminist and a humanist working against the grain of the times. Her final prophecies are poignant--though in one instance eerily inaccurate. I found this book highly readable and historically fascinating. And I wouldn't want to mess with Ellen E. Jack.

[Patricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an amazing memoir of a tough-talking, gun-toting, "I shot the hat off his head," 20th century "mining queen" who came to Colorado as a widow and managed to enrich herself with multiple businesses and prospecting. The writing is spare and descriptive, but nevertheless one gets a full picture of this "curious lady" who enthralled tourists until she died near Colorado Springs in 1921.