Ladies Almanack

This is a new book. Condition: Brand New.

A 'striking lesbian manifesto and a deft parody' by the acclaimed author of Nightwood. - Library Journal

Nearly 100 years after its original 1928 publication sent shockwaves through the literary scene, Ladies Almanack reigns as a brilliant modernist composition and one of the most audacious lesbian texts of the 20th century. At once a scathing social satire and a love letter to the wealthy expatriates of Paris high society, the book delights in its cast of characters, who are clear analogues to Barnes' lesbian literary contemporaries - and the book's first readers.

Arranged by month and written in a pastiche of Restoration literature, Ladies Almanack records the life and lovers of Dame Evangeline Musset, a pseudonymous stand-in for Natalie Clifford Barney. Accompanied for the first time by Barnes' original Elizabethan-style woodcut illustrations, this new edition also features a sharp, impassioned introduction by Sarah Schulman reflecting on the ways in which lesbian lives have changed - and haven't - since the 1920s. After decades out of print, Dalkey Archive is proud to revive the Ladies Almanack for contemporary readers: a classic that delivers all the salacious drama of The L Word with the literary wit and wordplay of Shakespeare.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781628975581
Published: April 2026

Number of pages: 100
Width: 152 mm
Height: 203 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press