The Man and the Moment

This early work by Elinor Glyn was originally published in 1927 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Man and the Moment' tells the story of an American Heiress who weds a Scots lord to fulfil a will. 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 Elinor Saunders. Elinor Glyn began her writing career in 1900 and was a pioneer of the risqué and romantic f