Old Lady Number 31 by Louise Forsslund, 1917 - Antique Classic Literature (original copyright 1909)

Old Lady Number 31 was written by Louise Forsslund in 1909. This is a later edition, likely published in 1917 after the debut of the stage play based on the book. The book includes photographs of the stage play produced by Lee Kugel. 

According to the dust jacket, the story goes like this... "An old couple who have mortgaged their home for what appears to be worthless mining stock are reduced to poverty. There is just enough money left for the wife to enter an "old ladies home," but the only refuge for the husband is the poorhouse. The old ladies of the home resolve that the old gentleman shall not go to the poorhouse, and they go through the form of adopting him into the home and he takes up his residence there as "old lady number 31." Much harmony and good-will come through this cheery old couple and the reader will rejoice to see, as the story runs to its end, that the tide of prosperity once more flows toward them."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Louise Forsslund (1873-1910) was the pen name of American author Mary Louise Foster, who wrote a number of short stories and novels in the first decade of the 20th century. Forsslund was her father's surname before he Americanized it to Foster, and she incorporated some of his many experiences into her stories. Her short stories appeared in publications including the Ladies' Home Journal, The Century Magazine, and Tom Watson's Magazine. Her last novel, Old Lady Number 31, was turned into a play in 1916-17 and the silent film Old Lady 31 in 1920.

BIXLEY NOTES
• Old Lady Number 31
• Written by Louise Forsslund
• 275 page, hardcover novel with dust jacket
• Published by Grosset & Dunlap, 1909 original copyright
• This is a later edition, likely 1917
• Measures 7" x 4 3/4"

VINTAGE NOTES
• In good condition for its age
• Binding is nice and tight
• Dust jacket has a lot of damage (see our photographs)
• Pages have yellowed a bit
• Inscribed on the inside front page, Christmas 1918

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