Edith Wharton: A Woman in Her Time

Auchincloss, Louis; Louis Auchincloss (Author)

ISBN 10: 0670289116 / ISBN 13: 9780670289110

Published by A Studio Book/ The Viking Press, Inc., New York, 1971

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191 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. No dj. Seller Inventory # 4ivDd0004

Bibliographic Details

Title: Edith Wharton: A Woman in Her Time

Publisher: A Studio Book/ The Viking Press, Inc., New York

Publication Date: 1971

Binding: Decorative Canvas Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis:

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.