Satan's Bushel finally appears
I have previously written here about Garrett's 1923 novel, Satan's Bushel. The aforesaid link includes links to my lengthy review of the book's contents. My previous post describes how I found a serialized copy of the novel in the basement archives of the state library. I had been reading and reviewing the book without ever having seen the actual copy:
I have tried, without success, to find a copy of Satan's Bushel for almost two years. I have never yet seen a copy of the book.
My review was based solely on the serialized magazine version of the book.
All of that changed within the past year when I found an original hardback edition of the book on E-bay.
with dust jacket
without dust jacket
The inside of the dustjacket included a preview.
I don't remember what I paid for it, but it was only slightly more than $10.00. Whoever sold it to me didn't know what he had. Now if I only had the time to lobby publishers to publish a new edition . . . .
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I just downloaded a pdf copy of this book and arrived here searching for a preview. The picture you provided of the preview on the dust jacket inspires me to read the book. Thank you
It occurred to me that someone stumbling upon this (or even the author of the post) may want to know where I discovered the download. It was in a review of the book:
"Had J.R.R. Tolkien applied his talents to Middle America instead of Middle Earth, the result would have been akin to Satan's Bushel, Garet Garrett's 1923 novel, available as a 212 page pdf. Literally beautiful in its language, yet deadly accurate in its particulars, the work is a mystic's perspective on farming and speculation, on death and eternal love. It is worth reading for both its prose and its surprisingly relevant take on markets."
and is available at:
http://www.dailyspeculations.com/wordpress/?cat=341
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