SOMETHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT: STORIES

Boston, MA: Harvard Common Press, 1988. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. Boston, MA: Harvard Common Press, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 300 pages. Retrospective collection of novellas and short stories. Some of Rachel Ingalls' earliest and finest achievements. The first appearance of the pieces in the United States. They originally appeared in the United Kingdom as individual volumes, "Theft" (1970) and "The Man Who Was Left Behind And Other Stories" (1974). Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Rachel Ingalls' "Something To Write Home About: Stories". The best of her earliest stories, collected in one generous, 300-page volume. They include her ground-breaking, pre-"Mrs. Caliban" novellas, "Theft" and "The Man Who Was Left Behind", as well as "Early Morning Sightseer", "St. George And The Nightclub", and "Something To Write Home About". "Devoted readers of this perceptive writer will recognize her subtle ability to reveal the most profound observations through seemingly small and ordinary happenings. Those not yet familiar with her work will find themselves inspired by her magical craftsmanship to closely examine their own experience as they seek answers about the world around them" (Publisher's blurb). Rachel Ingalls is THE bewildering, eternal recluse among great late-modern writers in English. She never made a public appearance in her fifty-odd-year career as a published writer, and her publishing history is as bewildering as her tales. For devoted reader/collectors, the rules of thumb are fairly simple: a) All of her books first appeared in the United Kingdom, where she lived since 1964; b) All of them have been issued subsequently in the United States, sometimes under altogether different titles such as the present volume; and c) the American Editions remain eminently collectible, particularly for completists, because she has been served well by her publishers here in terms of both content and production values. One of the greatest storyteller-writers of our time, she is a latter-day Isak Dinesen whose theme is the sublime mystery of human existence. Once started, it is impossible to put down a Rachel Ingalls book. An absolute "must-have" title for Rachel Ingalls collectors. This title is a late-modern classic. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (American) still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. Rachel Ingalls' "Mrs. Caliban" is widely regarded as one of the greatest novels in the English language of the 20th century. One of the finest writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER RACHEL INGALLS TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0916782980.