The Tale of Mr. Peter Brown

<p><I>The Tale or Mr. Peter Brown</I> is a story by Vita Sackville-West. While she is most widely recognized as the lover of English novelist Virginia Woolf Sackville-West was a popular and gifted poet playwright and novelist in her own right. A prominent lesbian and bohemian figure Sackville-West was also the daughter of an English Baron granting her a unique and often divided perspective on life in the twentieth century. <I>The Tale of Mr. Peter Brown</I> is a tale of mystery romance and loneliness. [H]e let his gaze dwell on me as he passed; let it dwell on me quite perceptibly quite definitely with an air of curious speculation a hesitation almost an appeal and I thought he was about to speak but instead of that he crushed his hat an old black wideawake down over his strange white hair and hurrying resolutely on towards the swing-doors of the restaurant he passed out and was lost in the London night. Mr. Peter Brown is a man with secrets. The next time he encounters the narrator he shares the story of his life. Formerly homeless he was taken in by his friends a married couple who were generous enough to give him food and shelter. As he spends more and more time with them he begins to observe their unhappiness how the wife not only fears her husband but seems to disdain him. Soon he begins an illicit affair making love to his friend while her husband is away on business. Tragic and sinister <I>The Tale of Mr. Peter Brown</I> is a story of human desire. This edition of Vita Sackville-West's <I>The Tale of Mr. Peter Brown</I> is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.</p> <p>Since our inception in 2020 <b>Mint Editions</b> has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.</p> <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>