The Missionary Sheriff
Being Incidents in the Life of a Plain Man Who Tried to Do His Duty
Octave Thanet
Stalwart, rugged, steely-nerved, of undisciplined and ‘reckless’ grammar, with the gentlest heart under the most inflexible demeanour A man capable of worshipping a woman with humble, selfless chivalry, and killing a man with a certain grim relish in dealing out indisputable deserts ~ Boston Transcript
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| Genre | Fiction |
| Publication Date | 1898 |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
| Format | Hardcover |
| No. of Pages | 248 |
| Notes | c. 1897/98
Author Alice French wrote under the name Octave Thane as an homage to her beloved Octavia Putnam with whom she shared a room and a bed during a year at Andover (a school). During the 1880s, French settled down with life-long partner Jane Allen Crawford. Their partnership was interrupted by Jane’s 4-year marriage and then her tour of Europe. “While Octave Thanet is really a woman, Alice French of Iowa, she nevertheless writes like a man.” The Dial, May 1890. ‘Alice French (Octave Thanet) (1850-1934) was a lesbian local colorist who wrote much about her adopted state of Arkansas. She wrote “lesbian-coded” stories that celebrated independent, financially self-sufficient, women-centered women.’ |
| Language | English |
| Rating | NotRated |
| BookID | 8354 |
