There Was A Rustle Of Black Silk Stockings by Robert McAlmon

'The strange 'lost novel' that takes the reader down dark and unpredictable pathways.'

A collection of four stories, including one with homoerotic content ('Miss Knight'). The first three stories originally appeared in DISTINGUISHED AIR (Paris, 1925). The fourth story, 'The Highly Prized Pajamas' was first published in The New Review, Winter 1931-32.

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Original title: Distinguished Air. The scandalous 'lost novel' by the master of the Hemingway-F.Scott Fitzgerald circle.

Andra
His beautiful blue pajamas! He kept them, without washing, because I had worn them when I stayed with him. The sentimental type...

Yoland
When I was fourteen, I was seduced by a woman. Soon after, I seduced my seventeen-year-old boy cousin. After that...

Charlie Knight
A cultured man is one who enjoys to the fullest of his appetites and senses.

Hilda
I detest the possessive, combative tangle of male relationships. The act of love is everything.