{"product_id":"bertram-copes-year-9781454962397","title":"Bertram Cope's Year","description":"\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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Union Square \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781454962397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 0.66d","brand":"Henry Blake Fuller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52085735719093,"sku":"9781454962397","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f990b2e6-0376-4fcd-a9c8-1d6b871e017d.jpg?v=1765295059","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bertram-copes-year-9781454962397","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}