The Looking-Glass

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name = The Looking-Glass
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author = William March
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Novel
publisher = Little, Brown & Company (USA) & Victor Gollancz Limited (UK)
release_date = January 1943 (USA) & June 1944 (UK)
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 319 pp
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preceded_by = The Tallons
followed_by = October Island

"The Looking-Glass" is a 1943 novel by William March. A continuation of his "Pearl County" series of novels and short stories, it is considered by many to be his greatest work. Originally titled "Kneel to the Prettiest".

Plot summary

Set in the mythical town of "Reedyville", "The Looking-Glass" is a mosaic of multiple character stories and histories, interwoven in a non-linear fashion. It has often been described as prescribing to the Spoon River style of story-telling, with its multiple character studies.

Release details

*1943, USA, Little, Brown and Company, Pub date 6 January 1943, hardback
*1944, UK, Victor Gollancz Limited, Pub date 26 June 1944, hardback
*1953, USA, Bantam Books, Pub date February 1953, hardback
*1955, USA, Popular Library, Pub date 1955, paperback