Collect The Butterfly Man By George Barr McCutcheon Depicted In Physical Book

Butterfly Man is theth novel by George Barr McCutcheon, Set in circas America this is the tale of Sedgewick Blynn who fancies himself as quite the ladies man and presents himself as a successful business man.


Written amp published inthe primary mode of transportation is the street car, telephones aren't always reliable and the telegram service is still in full swing.


As the novel unfolds we learn Sedgewick isn't the man he outwardly presents himself and the story follows his failure as a businessman, increasing deception, crumbling friendships and manipulation of young ladies.


Nothing earth shattering, but a pleasant, albeit short, novel to read,

Sedgewick Blynn is a butterfly man he's beautiful, ornamental, and utterly useless as he flits from person to person in his efforts to become one of the elite.
He's a thoroughly despicable character, ending the shortpages novel having failed to learn his lesson because a butterfly is, after all, the end stage of the insect's life.
Rather than this making the book depressing, however, it functions as a snapshot of the fact that Sedgewick and his ilk are by no means a recent development in humanity it's just that today instead of pretend financiers, they may be social media influencers or something similar.
McCutcheon's book is an exercise in "the more things change, the more they stay the same," and if it isn't as sparkling or witty as most of his other shorter, decorated novels, it's perhaps one that holds up better

in the scheme of things.
Most of George Barr McCutcheons shorter works are humorous and snappy, This one is an exception,

The phrase “show, not tell” came to mind frequently throughout this novella, Many thirdperson paragraphs do nothing but tell the reader about the main character, namely Sedgewick, Its a bit like listening to someone you dont know too well telling you about someone you dont know at all, If they author had thought to dramatize some of Sedgewicks past activities the narrative wouldnt have been so tedious,

Occasionally we have one of the secondary characters revealing, in long stretches of dialogue, more details about Sedgewick, which again is telling and boring.
In fact at times this reads like a dull synopsis,

Its not all bad, hence my rating this two instead of one, A few humorous scenes, plus a couple that arouse sympathy, manage to save this lifeless tale, Lack of sympathy is one of the biggest problems here, I felt some towards Sedgewicks mother, though she doesnt appear much, and also towards a fouryearold girl who only appears for about half a page.


This author is capable of good things, but this isnt one of them, This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original, Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages, Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
George Barr McCutcheon was an American popular novelist and playwright, His best known works include the series of novels set in Graustark, a fictional East European country, and the novel Brewsters Millions, which was adapted into a play and several films.
George Barr McCutcheon was an American popular novelist and playwright, His best known works include the series of novels set in Graustark, a fictional East European country, and the novel Brewster's Millions, which was adapted into a play and several films.
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