{"product_id":"for-the-pleasure-of-his-company-an-affair-of-the-misty-city-paperback","title":"For the Pleasure of His Company: An Affair of the Misty City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Warren Stoddard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor the Pleasure of His Company: An Affair of the Misty City\u003c\/i\u003e (1903) is a novel by Charles Warren Stoddard. Published toward the end of Stoddard's career as a poet and travel writer whose friends included Mark Twain and Ambrose Bierce, \u003ci\u003eFor the Pleasure of His Company: An Affair of the Misty City\u003c\/i\u003e is a pioneering novel that explores the ambitions of a young artist while illuminating the struggles of gay men in a society that failed to accept them as equals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt 25 years of age, Paul Clitheroe is \"master of himself, but slave to fortune.\" A struggling writer, he lives a life of ennui and excess, looking for love and success without being sure of the shape of either. In the Misty City, he has begun making a name for himself among local editors and readers, finally finding publication for his work. Despite this modest success, he remains unsatisfied, unsure of himself, and increasingly restless. Are his mixed feelings merely a symptom of his poetic outlook, or something else altogether? When the debonair Foxlair invites Paul to join him on a voyage to the South Seas, a land of promise where gay men can live without fear of reprisal, he wonders if there is a place for him after all.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Charles Warren Stoddard's \u003ci\u003eFor the Pleasure of His Company: An Affair of the Misty City\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic work of American literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Clitheroe struggles with his artistic ambitions. Wary of the promise of his early work, he questions his purpose in life. When a friend mentions the islands of the South Seas, he wonders if there is a place for him after all. \u003ci\u003eFor the Pleasure of His Company: An Affair of the Misty City\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel by Charles Warren Stoddard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45610443702316,"sku":"9781513295374","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/for-the-pleasure-of-his-company-an-affair-of-the-misty-city-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}