Dawn in Lyonesse

by Mary Ellen Chase

4th printing bound in green cloth with gold spine blocking. Book is solid, clean with just a hint of little dust soiling to the edges. No DJ. Inscribed by Chase on the title page.

126 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1938

About the author

American educator, teacher, scholar, and author regarded as one of the most important regional literary figures of the early twentieth century.

Mary Ellen Chase received her Ph.D. in English from the University of Minnesota where she served as an assistant professor from 1922 to 1926. She taught at Smith College starting in 1926 until her retirement in 1955.

Chase wrote more than 30 books, many using her cherished Maine heritage as the setting, capturing the unique spirit and chronicling a way of life for generations. Her most famous of these works include Mary Peters, Silas Crockett, Windswept, and Edge of Darkness.

Reviews

[Jennefer Wilson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful writing! Short, sweet, simple novel. Written in 1938. Fun little find!

[Anton · Rating 3 out of 5]

I guess I was kind of touched by this book but I was really depressed when I read it, so. It is about a simple woman's aesthetic, romantic, and sexual(?) awakening.