Mitchell, who is best known as the author of Gone with the Wind, was believed to have only written one full book during her lifetime. However, when she was 15, she had written the manuscript to Lost Laysen—a romance set in the South Pacific. She gave the two notebooks containing the handwritten work to a suitor named Henry Love Angel, who kept the manuscript along with a number of letters Mitchell had sent him. Angel died in 1945, but Lost Laysen remained undiscovered until his son found the manuscript while preparing to donate the letters to the Road to Tara Museum.[1][2]
Lost Laysen was first published in 1996 by the Scribner imprint of Simon & Schuster (ISBN0684824280). Edited by Debra Freer, the book includes an extensive introduction telling the story of Mitchell and Angel's relationship, complete with photographs and reproductions of some of her letters.
The protagonists of the novella are presumably based on real people – heroine Courtenay Ross, although named after Mitchell's friend, has Mitchell's personality, and Billy Duncan is probably based on Henry Angel. The love triangle also foreshadows the one in Mitchell's more famous work, Gone with the Wind, where a man is in love with a woman he has no hope of winning over.[2]
lost, laysen, novella, margaret, mitchell, although, written, 1916, published, until, 1996, 1996, first, edition, scribner, authormargaret, mitchell, edited, debra, freercover, artistlouise, fili, design, mark, summers, countryunited, stateslanguageenglishgenr. Lost Laysen is a novella by Margaret Mitchell Although it was written in 1916 it was not published until 1996 Lost Laysen1996 first edition by Scribner AuthorMargaret Mitchell edited by Debra FreerCover artistLouise Fili design Mark Summers art CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishGenreRomance novellaPublisherScribnerPublication date1996 written 1916 Media typePrint Hardback Pages127 ppISBN0 684 82428 0OCLC34192604Dewey Decimal813 52 20LC ClassPS3525 I972 L67 1996Mitchell who is best known as the author of Gone with the Wind was believed to have only written one full book during her lifetime However when she was 15 she had written the manuscript to Lost Laysen a romance set in the South Pacific She gave the two notebooks containing the handwritten work to a suitor named Henry Love Angel who kept the manuscript along with a number of letters Mitchell had sent him Angel died in 1945 but Lost Laysen remained undiscovered until his son found the manuscript while preparing to donate the letters to the Road to Tara Museum 1 2 Lost Laysen was first published in 1996 by the Scribner imprint of Simon amp Schuster ISBN 0684824280 Edited by Debra Freer the book includes an extensive introduction telling the story of Mitchell and Angel s relationship complete with photographs and reproductions of some of her letters The protagonists of the novella are presumably based on real people heroine Courtenay Ross although named after Mitchell s friend has Mitchell s personality and Billy Duncan is probably based on Henry Angel The love triangle also foreshadows the one in Mitchell s more famous work Gone with the Wind where a man is in love with a woman he has no hope of winning over 2 References edit Buried Treasure People com 05 13 1996 a b Youthful Novella Shows Margaret Mitchell s Writing Talent Chicago Tribune 06 25 1996 nbsp This article about a romance novel of the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lost Laysen amp oldid 1193757293, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
