description: Glasgow's second novel (1898) is set in the Bohemian artistic world of New York City. Mariana Musin is an aspiring singer, filled with sensuality; she falls in love with and marries Anthony Algarcife, a hard-working man of reason. From the passionate clash of their temperaments, tragedy ensues.As the girl paused before the lighted window the outlines of head and shoulders were accentuated, while the rest of her body remained in obscurity. Her head was shapely and well poised. Beneath the small toque of black velvet, an aureole of dry brown hair framed her sensitive profile like a setting of old mahogany. Even in the half-light silhouette it could be noticed that eyes, hair, and complexion differed in tone rather than in color. Her sallow skin blended in peculiar harmony with the gray green of her eyes and the brown of her hair. Her face was long, with irregular features and straight brows. The bones of cheek and chin were rendered sharper by extreme thinness.
language: English
title: Phases of an Inferior Planet
titlecomplete: Phases of an Inferior Planet
ratings_count: 8
publisher: Classic Publishers