111 pages. Frontis, 4 inserted duotone plates.
Supernatural novella set in contemporary Scotland about a young Scotch heiress brought up in her ancestral castle, who can see ghosts ("the white people") that are unobserved by everyone else around her.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Science fiction, 1910s
Dimensions
Height
7-1/2 in
Book Details
Author
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Illustrator
Elizabeth Shippen Green
Edition
First
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Place Published
City
New York, London
State/Province
New York
Country
United States, England
Continent
North America
Date Published
1917
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding
Binding Notes
Turquoise blue cloth stamped with silhouette of a castle against a bright and matte gold striated sky, gold title.
Notes
Published February 1917 with code "A-R" on copyright page. First printing.
Bookplate: From Miss August Hurlburt, 2528 South 22nd St. Philadelphia, Pa.
Relationships
Related Publications
Publication
American Fiction: An Historical and Critical Survey
Notes
"Her later ventures into the supernatural, THE SECRET GARDEN (1911) and THE WHITE PEOPLE (1917) contain some of her most artistic effects." (407)
