Reason Why

This early work by Elinor Glyn was originally published in 1912 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ''The Reason Why'' is a novel about an impoverished countess and an arranged marriage that she wishes to avoid. Elinor Glyn was born on 17th October 1864 in Saint Helier, Jersey. She was the youngest daughter of a civil engineer, Douglas Southerland, and his wife ...