{"product_id":"bertram-copes-year-9781454962397","title":"Bertram Cope's Year","description":"\u003cb\u003eA young college professor becomes the source of gossip among a group of eccentric townspeople in this entertaining comedy of manners, a new reissue for Union Square \u0026amp; Co.'s Herald Classics line.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e Originally published in 1919, \u003ci\u003eBertram Cope's Year\u003c\/i\u003e is a clever character study following a handsome young academic who has taken a teaching position at a Midwestern university. As Bertram navigates his new environment, he quickly becomes the object of intrigue for both women and men in the ivy-covered college town. However, Bertram's only emotional attachment is to his best friend and housemate, Arthur Lemoyne. After a series of comedic mishaps, including an inadvertent marriage proposal, Bertram realizes that being true to himself is more important than playing the role others ascribe to him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Often regarded as one of the first American gay novels that avoids the common \"bury your gays\" ending, \u003ci\u003eBertram Cope's Year\u003c\/i\u003e is a witty, comedic portrait of one man's journey to live authentically. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Blake Fuller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Union Square \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781454962397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Blake Fuller\u003c\/b\u003e (1857-1929) was an American novelist, dramatist, short story writer, critic, composer, and editor. Best known for his 1893 novel \u003ci\u003eThe Cliff-Dwellers\u003c\/i\u003e, Fuller wrote one of the first published plays with queer themes in the United States, \u003ci\u003eAt Saint Judas's\u003c\/i\u003e (1896), and one of the first American gay novels, \u003ci\u003eBertram Cope's Year\u003c\/i\u003e (1919). Though Fuller never openly revealed his own sexual identity, his writing displayed a sympathetic and unapologetic attitude toward homosexuality. He was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame in 2000 and into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame in 2017.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Henry Blake Fuller \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47711741575325,"sku":"9781454962397","price":35.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_a8d3ee93-cd52-411c-9571-279c6c92adae.jpg?v=1773168829","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/bertram-copes-year-9781454962397","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}