Bertram Cope's Year Herald Classics

<B>A young college professor becomes the source of gossip among a group of eccentric townspeople in this entertaining comedy of manners, a new reissue for Union Square & Co.’s Herald Classics line.</B><P> Originally published in 1919, <I>Bertram Cope’s Year</I> is a clever character study following a handsome young academic who has taken a teaching position at a Midwestern university. As Bertram navigates his new environment, he quickly becomes the object of intrigue for both women and men in the ivy-covered college town. However, Bertram’s only emotional attachment is to his best friend and housemate, Arthur Lemoyne. After a series of comedic mishaps, including an inadvertent marriage proposal, Bertram realizes that being true to himself is more important than playing the role others ascribe to him.  </P><P> Often regarded as one of the first American gay novels that avoids the common “bury your gays” ending, <I>Bertram Cope’s Year</I> is a witty, comedic portrait of one man’s journey to live authentically.    </P>