02120cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500190014726400510016630000470021733600260026433700260029033800360031650000310035250801160038352011810049953400450168065300330172585600430175899900170180126599UtSlPG20260610133616.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aPorter, Linn Boyd,d1851-191612aA Black Adonis 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2008-09-12  aE-text prepared by Mark C. Orton, Linda McKeown, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"A Black Adonis" by Albert Ross is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers on Shirley Roseleaf, a young aspiring author grappling with rejection from a prestigious publishing house, Cutt & Slashem, which he believes has overlooked his talent. The book explores themes of ambition, love, and the search for artistic validity against societal expectations.  The opening of the novel introduces Shirley as he anxiously awaits a response from the publishers regarding his manuscript. When he receives a letter of rejection, he is devastated, yet it stirs a powerful sense of indignation and determination within him. The narrative quickly transitions from his despair to his confrontational visit to the publishing firm, revealing not only his emotional turmoil but also the contrasting views on his literary aspirations between him and the more pragmatic, business-minded characters he encounters. Alongside this journey, the introduction of Millicent Fern, another aspiring writer whose bold manuscript is also rejected, sets the stage for intertwining plots centered around love, literature, and self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAfrican Americans -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26599  c67508d67508