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Three Weeks

Name: Three Weeks
Author: Glyn, Elinor
ISBN: 9781438527727

by Glyn, Elinor

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Overview

1907. Glyn, English novelist, whose best-selling romantic novels were once considered daring and slightly scandalous. Three Weeks begins: Now this is an episode in a young man's life, and has no real beginning or ending. And you who are old and have forgotten the passions of youth may condemn it. But there are others who are neither old nor young who, perhaps, will understand and find some interest in the study of a strange woman who made the illumination of a brief space. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

About the Author, Glyn, Elinor

BIO
Elinor Glyn (17 October 1864 - 23 September 1943), born Elinor Sutherland, was a British novelist and scriptwriter who pioneered mass-market women's erotic fiction. She coined the use of It as a euphemism for sex appeal. Although her works are relatively tame by modern standards, she had tremendous influence on early 20th century popular culture, and perhaps on the careers of notable Hollywood stars such as Rudolph Valentino and Gloria Swanson.

She pioneered mass-market women's erotic fiction, though her writing would not be considered scandalous by modern standards. She coined the use of It, which is repeatedly yet erroneously described as a euphemism for sexuality, or sex appeal. She wrote magazine articles for the Hearst press giving advice on how to keep your man and health and beauty tips. 'The Elinor Glyn System of Writing' 1922 gives insights into writing for Hollywood studios and magazine editors at this time.

From the 1927 novel, It: "To have 'It', the fortunate possessor must have that strange magnetism which attracts both sexes... In the animal world 'It' demonstrates in tigers and cats-both animals being fascinating and mysterious, and quite unbiddable." From the 1927 movie , It: "self-confidence and indifference as to whether you are pleasing of not". She was the celebrated author of early 20th century bestsellers as It, Three Weeks, Beyond the Rocks, and other novels which were then considered quite racy, as tame as they might seem now.

On the strength of the popularity and notoriety of her books, Glyn moved to Hollywood to work in the movie industry in 1920. She is credited with the re-styling of Gloria Swanson from giggly starlet to elegant star. Beyond the Rocks was made into a silent film released in 1922; the Sam Wood-directed film stars Gloria Swanson and Rudolph Valentino as a romantic pair. In 1927 she helped to make a star of actress Clara Bow for whom she coined the sobriquet "the It girl". In 1928, Bow also starred in Red Hair based on Glyn's 1905 novel.

Apart from being a scriptwriter for the silent movie industry, working for both MGM and Paramount Pictures in Hollywood in the mid-1920s, she had a brief career as one of the earliest female directors.

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Ellen Micheletti

Glyn was a beautiful woman with red hair and green eyes who was in the news constantly. Her first book was The Visits of Elizabeth, a series of letters from a young debutante. The book was quite popular with critics and readers and Elinor wrote several other romantic comedies. In 1903, Queen Draga of Serbia was assassinated. As her marriage was deteriorating, Elinor took this event and poured out all the romantic longings of her soul into her best known book - Three Weeks.