Helen Winship moved to New York to pursue her studies in biology. John Burke, her fiancé, arrives in the Big Apple to find she has transformed into the most beautiful woman in the world thanks to an experimental microbial treatment given to her by her professor.
The treatment is successful beyond everyone’s wildest dreams, catapulting Helen into high society as every man wishes to be near her. Will her outlook on life be changed? Will John be able to keep her love despite all of the attention she receives now from other potential suitors? How long will Helen’s newfound dazzling beauty last? Find out in this classic tale from an early science fiction writer.
The Bacillus of Beauty is a science fiction novel by Harriet Stark. Originally published in 1900, it’s one of the earliest speculative fiction works published by someone from The Corridor (and it may be the first such novel).
The Bacillus of Beauty is the fifth volume in the Legacy of the Corridor publication series. Lee Allred’s essay is found only in the special edition.
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Contents:
- “Patient Zero” (essay) by Joe Monson
- “No Truth in Beauty?: Harriet Stark and the Bacillus of Beauty” (essay) by Lee Allred
- The Bacillus of Beauty
Edited by: Joe Monson
Cover Artist: George Frederic Watts
Interior Illustrations: Jess Smart Smiley (special edition only)
Published by Hemelein Publications.
Release Date: 19 July 2022 (ebook and trade paperback), 18 June 2024 (special edition)
ISBN: 978-1-64278-020-8 (trade paperback), 978-1-64278-021-5 (ebook)
ISBN (special edition): 978-1-64278-049-9 (hardcover), 978-1-64278-057-4 (library binding), 978-1-64278-058-1 (trade paperback), 978-1-64278-064-2 (ebook)
LCCN: 2022934010 (original), 2023945697 (special edition)
Price: $39.99 (hardcover), $29.99 (library), $17.99 (trade paperback), $5.99 (ebook)
