The Literary Career of W. B. Trites

<p>This book discusses the eight novels of the American expatriate author W. B. Trites. Although Trites was highly praised by such contemporaries as H. G. Wells Joseph Conrad W. B. Maxwell Max Beerbohm L. P. Hartley and Frank Harris among others he remains curiously unknown today. His spare style which predated Hemingway's by several decades did not impress publishers accustomed to more expansive prose. Worse still his prospects suffered from the forbidden social subjects that he dared to explore in a less open era when publishers shied away from controversial topics. Richard Rex's masterful discussion of Trites's remarkable novels includes contemporary reviews comments on the author's themes his negotiations with publishers and biographical details heretofore unknown.</p>