THE
BRIARY-BUSH
A Novel
By
Floyd Dell
New York
Alfred · A · Knopf
1921
COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY
ALFRED A. KNOPF, Inc.
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TO
S. A. TANNENBAUM, M.D.,
EXPLORER OF THE DARK
CONTINENT OF THE MIND
“Oh, the briary-bush
That pricks my heart so sore!
If I ever get out of the briary-bush
I’ll never get in any more!”
—Old Song