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nearly-forgotten treasures"You forget, sir, that positiveness and aggressiveness are not one and the same thing, even as force and power are not the same."
For all practical purposes, this 1894 novella completes my series of the major works of Lois Waisbrooker. Unfortunately, I have been unable to find any trace online of her first book, Mary and Ellen.
Originally I bought a copy of the New Society 1985 paperback reissue of A Sex Revolution. The themes given represent a logical continuation of those she pursued in Perfect Motherhood [1890], and which culminated in My Century Plant [1896]. Nonetheless, I still consider Helen Harlow's Vow [1870] to be overall her best novel.
Recently, I discovered this etext hosted by the University of Pennsylvania, which was transcribed from this source. Nonetheless, I wished to obtain an actual scan of the original for verification. Finally, I located through WorldCat a microform copy at the University of Arizona, which I scanned and uploaded to the Internet Archive. Starting with the UPenn etext, I verified and corrected it against the original. I also corrected any obvious typographical errors in the original source, and updated a few inconsistent or obsolete spellings (notably "vail" to "veil").
So here it is: the master HTML version, the home-brew Kindle version, and the actual Amazon publication.
October 28, 2025