1862-1937

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1862-1937

The House of mirth

complete, authoritative text with biographical and historical contexts, critical history, and essays from five contemporary critical perspectives
1994

Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome

a reference guide
2006
A guide to Edith Wharton's "Ethan Frome" that provides a summary, examines the literary and artistic development of the author, explores style and themes, and discusses the novel's critical reception.

Edith Wharton A to Z

the essential guide to the life and work
1999

No gifts from chance

a biography of Edith Wharton
1994
Text and a few photographs examine the many facets of Wharton's life, and her relationships with publishers. Also explores her charitable work during World War I, and the financial distress that contributed to her death.

A historical guide to Edith Wharton

2003
Offers a historical overview of the short stories and novels of Edith Wharton, discussing how her writings transformed American fiction in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.

Edith Wharton

a woman in her time
1971

How to survive the Titanic

the sinking of J. Bruce Ismay
2012
Accused of cowardice and of dictating the Titanic's excessive speed, Ismay was the first victim of a press hate campaign. He never recovered from the damage to his reputation and never spoke of his beloved ship, the Titanic, again. Wilson explores Ismay's desperate need to tell his story, and to find a way of living with the consciousness of lost honor.

Edith Wharton's travel writing

the making of a connoisseur
1997
A critical look at Edith Wharton's travel writing exploring how her writing differed from Washington Irving's and Nathaniel Hawthorne's by integrating scholarly and imaginative approaches to travel rather than focusing on lakes, waterfalls, mountains, and ruins.

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