Creator
Zoe Anderson Norris.
Title
The Color of His Soul.
Coverage
New York:
Publisher
Funk & Wagnalls (with black silhouette), 1902,
Date
and R. F. Fenno, 1903 (polychrome).
Description
The novel’s heroine, Dolly, a Southern writer, unmasks her Manhattan neighbor Cecil Mallon, a charismatic Socialist orator preaching sympathy for “wage slaves,” as a hypocrite and predator. His teenage mistress, a seamstress, dies in childbirth. Days after the 1902 edition appeared to rave reviews, Zoe’s neighbor Courtenay Lemon, a charismatic Socialist orator, threatened libel lawsuits. Funk & Wagnalls pulled the book—few copies survive. Zoe’s 1903 reprint with the less prestigious Fenno sold poorly. John Kennedy “Jack” Bryans, Zoe’s second husband, illustrated both covers.
Source
From the Collection of Eve M. Kahn.