Where Love Is

New York And London: John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1903. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Vi, 358, (Ii). Light Blue Cloth, Gilt Lettering, White Rules. American Issue, Bodley Head But With "New York And London" On Title Page And Copyright Page Showing "First Edition, October 1903" And Showing That It Was Printed In The Usa. This May Be A Special Copyright Issue As The Uk And Usa Trade Editions Show White Or Black Lettering, Not Gilt. Slight Usage, No Marks, Gilrt Brilliant, But Tiny Tear To Bottom Edge Of Front Cover. Per Wikipedia, William John Locke (1863 -1930) Was A British Novelist, Dramatist And Playwright, Best Known For His Short Stories. He Was Born In Cunningsbury St George, Christ Church, Demerara, British Guiana . At The Age Of Three, Locke Was Sent To England For Further Education. He Remained In England For Nine Years, Before Returning To Trinidad To Attend Prep School With His Brother At Queen's Royal College. There, He Won An Exhibition To Enter St John's College, Cambridge. He Returned To England In 1881 To Attend Cambridge University, Where He Graduated With Honours In Mathematics In 1884, Despite His Dislike Of That "Utterly Futile And Inhuman Subject". After Leaving Cambridge, Locke Became A Schoolmaster. He Disliked Teaching, But Is Known To Have Been A Master At The Oxford Military College At Temple Cowley, In 1889 And 1890, And At Clifton College, Bristol In 1890; From 1891 To 1897 He Was Modern Languages Master At Trinity College, Glenalmond. In 1893 He Published A School Edition Of Murat, An Extract From The Celebrated Crimes (Les Crimes Célèbres) Of Alexandre Dumas Père. In 1890 He Became Seriously Ill With Tuberculosis, Which Affected Him For The Rest Of His Life. From 1897 To 1907 He Was Secretary Of The Royal Institute Of British Architects And Lived In London. In 1894 He Published His First Novel, At The Gate Of Samaria, But He Did Not Achieve Real Success For Another Decade, With The Morals Of Marcus Ordeyne (1905) And The Beloved Vagabond (1906). Chambers Biographical Dictionary Wrote Of His "Long Series Of Novels And Plays Which With Their Charmingly Written Sentimental Themes Had Such A Success During His Life In Both Britain And America.... His Plays, Some Of Which Were Dramatised Versions Of His Novels, Were All Produced With Success On The London Stage" (P. 836). Five Times Locke's Books Made The List Of Best-Selling Novels In The United States For The Year. His Works Have Been Made Into 24 Motion Pictures The Most Recent Of Which Was Ladies In Lavender, Filmed In 2004 And Starring Dame Judi Dench And Maggie Smith. Adapted To The Screen By Charles Dance, It Was Based On Locke's 1916 Short Story Of The Same Title That Had Been Published In A Collection Entitled "Faraway Stories." Probably The Most Famous Of Locke's Books Adapted To The Screen Was The 1918 Production Of Stella Maris Starring Mary Pickford. In Addition, Four Of His Books Were Made Into Broadway Plays, Two Of Which Locke Wrote And Were Produced By Charles Frohman.