We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.Įlinor Sutherland was born in St Helier, Jersey, the younger daughter of Douglas Sutherland (1838–1865), a civil engineer of Scottish descent, and his wife Elinor Saunders (1841–1937). Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. She went on to write many popular books such as 'Beyond the Rocks' (1906), 'Love's Blindness' (1926), and 'It' (1927), in which she coined the term 'It', meaning the animal magnetism that some individuals possess.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Elinor Glyn began her writing career in 1900 and was a pioneer of the risque and romantic fiction genre. She was the youngest daughter of a civil engineer, Douglas Southerland, and his wife Elinor Saunders.

Elinor Glyn was born on 17th October 1864 in Saint Helier, Jersey. 'Man and Maid' is a novel set in wartime Paris about a man forced to choose between two women. This early work by Elinor Glyn was originally published in 1922 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

Man and Maid by Elinor Glyn