1909 “The Flower of the Dusk,” by Myrtle Reed, Book, Antique, Novel, Hardcover

1909 “The Flower of the Dusk,” by Myrtle Reed Book Antique Book. Published in 1908, this is the story of two small families and the agreeable couple who help them. The heartfelt Norths, though clouded by disabilities, maintain the joy of life while struggling through sadness and loss. Their neighbours, the Austins, live comfortably if without much in the way of shared interest. As Eloise Wynne approaches to “bless” the Norths with her amiable fiancé, Doctor Allan Conrad, the two offspring in each family discover a hidden deception and how each parent, that they had grown up without, had met their fatal ends. - Summary by Daryl Wor Myrtle Reed (1874-1911) was an American author, the daughter of Elizabeth Armstrong Reed and the preacher Hiram von Reed. She sometimes wrote under the pseudonym of Olive Green. Reed was born in Chicago, where she graduated from the West Division High School. In 1906 she was married to James Sydney McCullough. She died of a drug overdose in Chicago, Illinois. The Knickerbocker Press. G.P. Putman’s Son’s New York and London. Good antique condition. The spine is in tact fully on both front and end. Pages are all present and in tact. Pages show some age spots. Hardcover. 1st Edition.