Under College Towers by Earls, S.J., Michael

Harrigan Press, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1917. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. Worcester: Harrigan Press, September, 1917. First Edition. 72 pages, publisher advertisement. Halftone frontispiece. 8 x 5.75", cloth spine, paper boards, printed labels. Off to War, Holy Cross Towers, France, Preparedness: Drummer Boy, Sailor. Owner name, VG.

Worcester, Mass.: Holy Cross Pre, n.d. Hardbound, SIGNED-inscibed BY THE AUTHOR, VERY GOOD.

New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1913 Hard cover 8vo in attractive trade decorated binding printed with a landscape scene in cream and dark green upon a lighter green cloth. Titles in cream to front and spine, 388 pp. plus 7 page publisher's catalogue. Benziger Magazine order blank laid in. Condition: Very Good Plus or better, with slight sunning to spine, edges a bit dusty and mildly toned. Author Rev. Michael Earls (1875-1937) was a Massachusetts-born Jesuit priest who earned a literary masters degree from Georgetown University before entering the seminary. He wrote poetry, novels, short stories and a play in addition to teaching English at Holy Cross University in Worcester, who have his archival material. Not surprisingly, the novel is a somewhat heavily-messaged Catholic reflection on marriage and duty, but not without a good bit of drama and suspense. A young woman, Elenora Gomez, has been raising her younger siblings after the death of her parents, and she has been… Read More