[HOUSMAN, Laurence.]
An Englishwoman's Love-Letters.
With a peculiarly remote presentation inscription, unsigned, from Laurence to his sister Kate Elizabeth, using her married name. “K. E. Symons, from the Author.“ The anonymity of the inscription aligns with the anonymity of the book, although his authorship was becoming quite widely known (and attracted criticism for the apparent deceit of the title). The book was his great commercial success, and if Engen is right and the letters are based on his own letters home to his mother and sister Clemence (with whom he was of course a close collaborator and housemate), it sets up a significant gender-riddle, almost up there with William Sharp and Fiona MacLeod.
Rare inscribed. One tie missing, and spine very slightly darkened, but a very good copy.
