The World Is Round

New York: Camelot Books - Published By Avon Books A Division of The Hearst Coorporation, 1972. Fourth Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5 1/4" X 7 1/2. Hurd, Clement. 94 Pages. Fourth Reprint of the April 1972 Camelot Edition ZN89 and was first released under a 1939 copyright. The ex-libris on the first page reads This Book Belongs To and is filled in with five female given names. Page eight has 7 lines underlined. Page 14 has two lines underlined and a question mark in the margin. There is an asterisk in the margin of pages 15 and 16. There are two words underlined on page 17. There is just a hint of age-tanning on many pages and the inside of the covers. No other defects noted and the remaining pages are flawless. The author played vital roles in writing and the other arts. As a creator in her own field, she was a pioneer in abstract, playful, and communicative use of language. She experimented in a wide range of literary forms including books for children such as this one. An ardent American from a distance, she lived in France during most of her adult life and chose to endure World War 2 there. This is a story about a girl. Rose was her name and would she have been Rose if her name had not been Rose and would she have been Rose if she had been a twin. She used to think and then used to think again.... and a boy.... I am Willie I am not like Rose I would be Willie what ever arose. I would be Willie if Henry were my name I would be Willie always Willie all the same.