The Constant Nymph

London: Heinemann, 1924. First edition, first printing, second issue with the half-title in the second state; in second issue dust jacket with variant ads on the rear panel (copies of the first printing of the first edition were altered very early in the distribution process with only a few being sent to reviewers). Kennedy's novel became a sensation in the 1920s for its sympathetic portrayal of bohemian life and its frank treatment of adolescent sexuality and artistic passion, challenging the era's social conventions while examining the costs of choosing security over authenticity.