Edith Wharton
1971
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3.53
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191
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Edith Wharton was not only a great lady of American letters but also a highly talented woman who chose a career in literature in a period when serious writing was considered "too inky for ladies" and when only a passing acquaintance with the arts was deemed necessary. As she was later to comment, she was always thought too fashionable to be intelligent and too intelligent to be fashionable. This pictorial biography helps explain and recapture the ambiance of that bygone era, highlighting the life of an exceptional woman and novelist in this important period. Includes the intricate connection between Wharton's character Vance Weston and Thomas Wolfe, with a full-page photo of Wolfe and a description of Wolfe's Weston family.
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3.53
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Author
Louis Auchincloss
Author · 41 books
Louis Stanton Auchincloss was an American novelist, historian, and essayist. Among Auchincloss' best-known books are the multi-generational sagas The House of Five Talents, Portrait in Brownstone, and East Side Story. Other well-known novels include The Rector of Justin, the tale of a renowned headmaster of a school like Groton trying to deal with changing times, and The Embezzler, a look at white-collar crime. Auchincloss is known for his closely observed portraits of old New York and New England society.
