New Releases

Protean Press is publishing three new works by Anne Cabot Wyman, the first of which is a memoir written about her father—world traveling scientist, Jeffries Wyman. The others are compilations of Jeffries Wyman's writings from his travels, shared in book form for the first time by Anne. Read on to find out more about each of these exciting new works. For more information, see also www.JeffriesWymanBooks.com

Kipling's Cat: A Memoir Of My Father

Kipling’s Cat tells the true story of Jeffries Wyman: Boston Brahmin, brilliant scientist, accomplished artist and grieving widower who left his two children behind in pursuit of science and self. His only daughter and “keeper of the flame,” Anne, takes us from the inner sanctum of Boston’s elite to the mountains of Japan; from igloos of Alaska to the embassies and back streets of Paris, Cairo, and Rome. A complex, charismatic man, biochemical pioneer and inventor of “allostery”, he is portrayed in a most unusual way by the daughter he left alone for most of her life. It is a story compelling, sad, endearing and outrageous, from the eyes of Anne, now 80, willing to tell all.

Letters From Japan

If you want to find out more about Jeffries Wyman, read Letters from Japan – a startling depiction of Post-War Japan, reflecting Wyman’s travels there when most Americans were wearing a military uniform. His relentless search for knowledge led him to seek the fringes where society meets wilderness, embracing the culture of a country that welcomed him, from the lowliest peasants to the Emporer Himself; a country where his epiphany in a tea garden would define the future of allosteric biochemistry.

Alaska Journal

In 1951, Wyman headed north to terrain that few white men had ventured. Alaska Journal chronicles his time spent immersed in remote Alaskan territory, driven by science and passion for culture and travel. Wyman adopted their way of life by learning the language, living in an igloo, eating an all-meat diet, hunting caribou, and fishing. Perhaps even more startling than his private diary are his vivid watercolor paintings, leading readers to a place starkly different from the elite, Harvard-based world where he began his career as a scientist.

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