{"product_id":"the-life-and-letters-of-william-f-halloran-9781783745005","title":"The Life and Letters of William Sharp and \"Fiona Macleod\": Volume I: 1855-1894","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilliam Sharp (1855-1905) conducted one of the most audacious literary deceptions of his or any time. Sharp was a Scottish poet, novelist, biographer and editor who in 1893 began to write critically and commercially successful books under the name Fiona Macleod. This was far more than just a pseudonym: he corresponded as Macleod, enlisting his sister to provide the handwriting and address, and for more than a decade \"Fiona Macleod\" duped not only the general public but such literary luminaries as William Butler Yeats and, in America, E. C. Stedman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharp wrote \"I feel another self within me now more than ever; it is as if I were possessed by a spirit who must speak out\". This three-volume collection brings together Sharp's own correspondence - a fascinating trove in its own right, by a Victorian man of letters who was on intimate terms with writers including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Walter Pater, and George Meredith - and the Fiona Macleod letters, which bring to life Sharp's intriguing \"second self\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction and detailed notes by William F. Halloran, this richly rewarding collection offers a wonderful insight into the literary landscape of the time, while also investigating a strange and underappreciated phenomenon of late-nineteenth-century English literature. It is essential for scholars of the period, and it is an illuminating read for anyone interested in authorship and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William F. Halloran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783745002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783745005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Book Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.42d","brand":"William F. Halloran","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44201951559935,"sku":"9781783745005","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0fd3aa6-a652-45b5-86bb-733c5e080adf.jpg?v=1691492371","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-life-and-letters-of-william-f-halloran-9781783745005","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}