 Unleavened bread. [a novel] | |
| Author | Robert Grant |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | novel |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons |
Publication date | 1900 |
Unleavened Bread is a 1900 novel by American writer Robert Grant, and one of the best selling books of that year. [1] [2]
A businessman's selfish wife forces her way into upper society.
The novel was also adapted into a Broadway play in 1901, directed by Leo Ditrichstein. [3] The "thoroughly detestable" part of Selma White in the play was played by Elizabeth Tyree. [4]
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