{"product_id":"bertram-copes-year-paperback","title":"Bertram Cope's Year - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry Blake Fuller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBryan Washington\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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 \u0026amp; Co.'s Herald Classics line.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Originally published in 1919, \u003ci\u003eBertram Cope's Year\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Often regarded as one of the first American gay novels that avoids the common \"bury your gays\" ending, \u003ci\u003eBertram Cope's Year\u003c\/i\u003e is a witty, comedic portrait of one man's journey to live authentically. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Blake Fuller\u003c\/b\u003e (1857-1929) was an American novelist, dramatist, short story writer, critic, composer, and editor. Best known for his 1893 novel \u003ci\u003eThe Cliff-Dwellers\u003c\/i\u003e, Fuller wrote one of the first published plays with queer themes in the United States, \u003ci\u003eAt Saint Judas's\u003c\/i\u003e (1896), and one of the first American gay novels, \u003ci\u003eBertram Cope's Year\u003c\/i\u003e (1919). Though Fuller never openly revealed his own sexual identity, his writing displayed a sympathetic and unapologetic attitude toward homosexuality. He was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame in 2000 and into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53755469693261,"sku":"9781454962397","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/CBYUnYLl8P9781454962397.webp?v=1776719000","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/bertram-copes-year-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}