Black Oxen by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
Black Oxen is novel about an aging woman who miraculously becomes young again after glandular therapy. It was later adapted into the well known movie. The title of the story comes from William Butler Yeats's play The Countess Cathleen. Fans of Oscar Wilde's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man will find this an intriguing read as well Excerpt: In spite of its smooth white skin and rounded contours above an undamaged throat, it was, subtly, not a young face. The mouth, rather large, although fresh and red (possibly they had lip sticks in Europe that approximated nature) had none of the girl's soft flexibility. It was full in the center and the red of the underlip was more than a visible line, but it was straight at the corners, ending in an almost abrupt sternness. Once she smiled, but it was little more than an amused flicker; the mouth did not relax. The shape of the face bore out the promise of the head, but deflected from its oval at the chin, which was almost square, and indented.Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton was an American author who lived from October 30, 1857, until June 14, 1948. Several of her books are set in California, where she grew up. Black Oxen (1923), her best-selling novel, was adapted into a silent film of the same name. She also authored short stories, essays, and articles for periodicals and newspapers on topics including feminism, politics, and war, in addition to novels.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781434405784 |
| ISBN 10 | 1434405788 |
| Title | Black Oxen |
| Author | Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Wildside Press |
| Year published | 2024-09-13 |
| Number of pages | 354 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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