About the Book

This early work by Elinor Glyn was originally published in 1909 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

One Day is a great work of romantic fiction by the author of Three Weeks.

About the Author

She was the youngest daughter of a civil engineer, Douglas Southerland, and his wife Elinor Saunders.

Elinor Glyn began her writing career in 1900 and was a pioneer of the risqué and romantic fiction genre.

She went on to write many popular books such as Beyond the Rocks (1906), Love's Blindness (1926), and It (1927), in which she coined the term It, meaning the animal magnetism that some individuals possess.