The Making of a Saint (1898)

The Making of a Saint (1898)

Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965

James, Gilbert (illustrator)

L. C. Page and Company

1898-05-31

Stott mentions 3 binding variants (with different advertisements at the end of book), of which this is the second, with title in gold letters and the rest in black.

Summary
"'The Making of a Saint' is a romance of Mediæval Italy, the scene being laid in the 15th century. It relates the life of a young leader of Free Companions who, at the close of one of the many petty Italian wars, returns to his native city. There he becomes involved in its politics, intrigues, and feuds, and finally joins an uprising of the townspeople against their lord. None can resent the frankness and apparent brutality of the scenes through which the hero and his companions of both sexes are made to pass, and many will yield ungrudging praise to the author's vital handling of the truth. In the characters are mirrored the life of the Italy of their day. The book will confirm Mr. Maugham's reputation as a strong and original writer" (from "Selections from L. C. Page and Company's List of New Fiction").

Collation:
p. [3] half-title, inset of frontispiece with tissue guard, p. [5] title, p. [6] copyright, p. [7] epigraph of first stanza of Lorenzo de' Medici's "Canzona di Bacco" with English translation, p. [9] TOC of illustrations, "ILLUSTRATIONS.", pp. 11-351 main text, inserted 8 pages, p. [1] SELECTIONS FROM L. C. PAGE AND COMPANY'S LIST OF NEW FICTION

19 x 13 cm, hardcover

Italy -- Fiction.

Stott A2aii

MMC_N_MS1898LCP

Text

Public domain

en

it (epigraph)

Italy

15th century

First edition

Boston

Print book

Novel

Pictorial background with man on horse and castle on a hill in the distance

No

2010

US$1.5 in 1898, 2,000 copies