Hardcover. 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1987 Houghton Mifflin. Very clean; no marks. Light edgewear to jacket: half-inch rip. Pages bright; binding tight. 225pp. Language: English. NOTE: Cannot ship outside U.S. via Global Priority--Surface or Airmail only. 'With a Shakespearean fairy tale as a point of departure, Jong creates a literary fantasy: an American actress, who has always found succor in Shakespeare, wishes herself back in time to become the bard's muse and lover. It could happen only in the wondrous city of Venice, which draws Jessica Pruitt to its film festival and to the role of Shylock's daughter in a film based on The Merchant of Venice. The festival is a disaster, and Jessica--with the power of a witch's magic and her own will--is back in the Venice of 1592. As in Fanny, Jong writes wonderfully in the language of the past, capturing its rhythm and vocabulary while adding a modern twist. Jong the novelist is playful, sometimes bawdy, but Jong the poet also leaves her shimmery touch on this delightful fantasy.'--Michele Leber, Library Journal, 1987.