Description: The Dwelling Place of Light by Winston Churchill. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. The Dwelling Place of Light is a 1917 novel by Winston Churchill about the complexities of industrialization and its impact on human relationships and societal norms. The novel centers on the experiences of a young female protagonist, Janet Bumpus, who lives in New England and works as a stenographer in a large cotton mill. Janet’s dreams of self-realization vanished when she finally succumbs to Claude Ditmar’s (her boss) relentless, unwanted advances and gets pregnant. Janet is forced to move to the quiet country village of Silliston, then to Canada to give birth, and finally to California, where she would be able to conceal the circumstances of the child's birth. But life always has plans of its own. Janet learns she is going to die and entrusts her friends, Brooks Insall And Mrs. Maturin with the care of her infant. CONDITION: This Book is in good condition. Book shows normal fairly minor sign of storage & age. No writing, no bookplates. The cover is worn, stained, scuffed, and has some discoloration. Bumped cover corners. Pages have turned yellow from age. Foxing to paper commensurate with age. There is a small tear on page 458. Please see pictures. THE PICTURES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. PLEASE REVIEW THEM FOR A BETTER IDEA OF CONDITION.
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Location: Claremont, California
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Topics: sexual harassment, male aggression, gender bias
Non-Fiction Subject: Literature, Poetry & Criticism
Subtopic: Gender disparity, gender roles, Feminism
Book Title: The Dwelling Place of Light
Signed: No
Narrative Type: Fiction
Publisher: Macmillan
Subject: American fiction, American Literature, Novel, Historical Fiction
Modified Item: No
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1917
Type: Novel
Language: English
Illustrator: Arthur I. Keller
Special Attributes: Hardcover, Frontispiece, Deckled edge, Antique book, 1st Edition
Author: Winston Churchill
Region: North America
Personalized: No
Subtopics: morality, taboos, Patriarchy, social class, women's employment
Topic: labor market, capitalism, relations of labor and capital, strikes
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
