The Buccaneers

Wharton, Edith

ISBN 10: 0670852198 / ISBN 13: 9780670852192

Published by Viking, 1993

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Buccaneers
• Publisher: Viking
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670852198
• ISBN 13: 9780670852192
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Five American girls, denied access to 1870s New York society due to the newness of their wealth, go to England to marry into the cash-hungry aristocracy, in a meticulous rendering of Wharton's unfinished masterpiece. 50,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo. BOMC Dual Main.

Review

"Brave, lively, engaging . . . a fairy-tale novel, miraculouly returned to life"
--The New York Times Book Review

"The Buccaneers brilliantly showcases Wharton near the top of her form."
--Chicago Tribune

"Mainwaring has added gloss to the story's original elegance and wit, and the novel emerges like a master's painting from the hands of a highly skilled restorer."
--Leon Edel

"Mainwaring's version of The Buccaneers is a tour de force. . . . [She] deserves high marks for her ingenuity, novelistic skill, and critical intelligence."
--USA Today

"A sense of unobtrusive accuracy of tone and detail prevails throughout Ms. Mainwaring's [writing]. . . . It's hard to imagine a better writer equipped to take on Edith Wharton."
--The Wall Street Journal