Miss Lulu Bett

Miss Lulu Bett is a novel written by Zona Gale, originally published in 1920. The story follows the life of Lulu Bett, a spinster who lives with her sister and brother-in-law in a small town in the Midwest. Lulu is constantly belittled and taken advantage of by her family, who treat her as a servant rather than a member of the family. One day, Lulu's brother-in-law's brother, Ninian Deacon, comes to visit and Lulu finds herself falling in love with him. However, when Ninian proposes to her, Lulu begins to question whether or not she truly wants to marry him and be trapped in another oppressive household. As Lulu struggles to come to a decision about her future, she begins to assert her independence and stand up for herself against her family. The novel explores themes of gender roles, societal expectations, and the search for personal fulfillment. Miss Lulu Bett was a groundbreaking novel for its time, as it challenged traditional ideas about marriage and women's roles in society. It won the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1921 and was later adapted into a successful play and film.1920. Illustrated with scenes from the play produced by Brock Pemberton and Photographs by Abbe. Zona Gale's Miss Lulu Bett was one of the greatest bestsellers of 1920 and its adaptation to the stage went on to enjoy a successful run and immense popularity. For this play, Gale became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama. Miss Lulu Bett is the story of a woman who makes the choice to assert her identity and independence, indicative of Gale's feminist politics, which she made an important part of her fictional work. The book also marked a transition in Gale's work from the sentimental to more realistic, sharp-edged works of fiction.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.