She Beats the Devil

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"She Beats the Devil"

Entry/Object ID

2008.42.1.1

Description

"She Beats the Devil," Jacob Barzilla (Los Angeles: Charles W. Palm Company,) 1898. The work is a fictional account of a family that has encounters with spirits and the work appears to deal with spirituality and religion, immorality, and redemption. It is also most likely one of the earliest works of fiction published in Los Angeles. The front wrapper is detached, the rear one is heavily stained, and some pages at the rear have stains, though most are clean. The overall condition is poor.

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