![]() ![]() ![]() In January 1963 when the Victoria Lucas edition of ‘The Bell Jar’ appeared, Plath was a largely unknown poet, though with a growing reputation. It is a perennial bestseller and a new illustrated edition of the novel was recently published. ![]() Salinger’s ‘Catcher in the Rye’ (1951) and like that book ‘The Bell Jar’ continues to speak to new generations. An early review of the novel compared it to J.D. The novel is considered to be a roman à clef, drawing heavily from Plath’s life. It tells the story of 19-year-old Esther Greenwood and her descent into clinical depression. ‘The Bell Jar’ by Sylvia Plath is one of the most acclaimed and beloved American novels of the 20 th century. Why was what would become one of the most famous novels of the 20 th century initially published under a pen name and why Victoria Lucas? ![]() This rare edition, the initial print run was only 2000 copies, is currently being exhibited at the National Library of Scotland in our Pen Names exhibition which is open until the end of April 2023. Less than a month earlier she had published the novel ‘The Bell Jar’ under the pen name Victoria Lucas. It is just over sixty years since the death of Sylvia Plath on Februat the age of thirty. ![]()
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