Difficulties with Amazon

Unfortunately, there have been difficulties with Amazon regarding the publication of The Bacillus of Beauty. Because the book is in the public domain, they have certain steps that must be taken before they allow public domain works to be released now. We followed all of their instructions to the letter, and now they are refusing to allow it to be published and have cancelled the preorder. If you preordered the book, we apologize. Amazon doesn’t charge you until they ship or make it available digitally, so you shouldn’t have to worry about getting a refund. In the meantime, the book…

New edition of The Bacillus of Beauty by Harriet Stark

Hemelein Publications is pleased to announce a new edition of The Bacillus of Beauty, a science fiction novel by Harriet Stark (1868-1944). It follows John Burke on his first trip to New York City in order to meet up with his fiancé, Helen. She’s been studying biology, and she allowed her professor to inject her with the “bacillus of beauty”, making her the most beautiful woman in the world. The novel explores the results and consequences of this choice. Published originally in 1900 by the Frederick A. Stokes Company in New York City, this is one of the first (if…