J. Blue is a young man who decides to take Christianity seriously, not as a chore but as a challenge. He spends his inherited wealth almost as soon as he gets it. He lives in a packing box on a New York City rooftop. He embraces the poor as his best friends and wisest companions, distrusts the promises of technology (except for the movies), and is fascinated by anything involving the wide expanse of God’s universe. He is the ultimate free spirit, it seems; but what is the sourceâand purposeâof his freedom? This novel about a contemporary St. Francis figure has delighted and inspired countless readers since it was first published in 1928. Â

Mr. Blue

Literature & Fiction

Connolly, Myles

Literary

DOUBLEDAY

United States

Richelieu Court Pubns

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Dan England and the Noonday Devil

Literary Licensing, LLC

Classics

Martino Fine Books

J. Blue is a mysterious man. Charming and carefree, he goes from rags to riches after the inheritance of an unexpected fortune, only to forgo money and power for the love of Lady Poverty. This life of service leads him to embrace fully his Christian faith—loving the unlovable, instructing the ignorant, and remembering that it is by grace that we are saved. 
This edition of Myles Connolly’s 1928 novel features a special Preface by the author’s daughter Mary Connolly Breiner and a new Introduction by Stephen Mirarchi, which places the book in historical context, explains its literary structure, and reveals Connolly’s sharp command of his craft. As powerfully and poignantly today as when it was first published, the plot and protagonist of Mr. Blue will make “one believe almost anything is possible,” especially a life of joyful self-giving.

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J. Blue is a mysterious man. Charming and carefree, he goes from rags to riches after the inheritance of an unexpected fortune, only to forgo money and power for the love of Lady Poverty. This life of service leads him to embrace fully his Christian faith—loving the unlovable, instructing the ignorant, and remembering that it is by grace that we are saved. In this new edition of Myles Connolly’s 1928 novel, readers can again encounter the mystery of “Mr. Blue.” The new Introduction by Stephen Mirarchi places the book in historical context and explains its literary structure, just as Mirarchi’s exhaustive Notes reveal Connolly’s sharp command of his craft. Readers will see more clearly than ever before—as the novel’s narrator does—how “Blue made one believe almost anything is possible,” especially a life of joyful self-giving. Check out our other books at www.clunymedia.com!

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