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Considered by many to be her masterpiece, Edith Wharton's second full-length work is a scathing yet personal examination of the exploits and follies of the modern upper class. As she...

Set against the opulent yet suffocating backdrop of 1870s New York high society, an elite lawyer finds his carefully constructed future completely unraveled by a forbidden attraction. Newland Archer is...

Here are the intimate letters of Edith Wharton--the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize--detailing her work, her family, her friendship with Henry James, and her passion for the American...

Edith Wharton's acclaimed novel of love, duty, and half-known truths in Gilded Age New York society, with a foreword by bestselling author Elif Batuman Dutiful Newland Archer, an eligible young...

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Launching a major new paperback series- Penguin English Library The Penguin English Library Edition of The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton 'It was characteristic of her that she always...

Set against the frozen waste of a harsh New England winter, Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome is a tale of despair, forbidden emotions, and sexual tensions, published with an introduction and...

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Lily Bart, beautiful, witty and sophisticated, is accepted by 'old money' and courted by the growing tribe of nouveaux riches. But as she nears thirty, her foothold becomes precarious; a...

A charming story of romantic misadventures where a young couple's love is threatened by the power of money, by one of the greatest authors of her age. Nick Lansing and...

Offers a new approach to the life and work of Edith Wharton (1862-1937). Drawing on the recent discovery of many of her letters, the book examines the intricate network of...

One of American fiction's finest and most intense narratives, Ethan Frome tells a story of ill-starred lovers and their tragic destinies. The Penguin English Library Edition of Ethan Frome by...

Wharton's sly and delicious novel about the ambitious social ascent of Undine Spragg, now in a Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, with a foreword by Sofia Coppola A Penguin Classics Deluxe...

Responding to widespread criticism that SUM is really the State University of Men, departments across campus have been scrambling, under orders from the administration, to demonstrate their sensitivity to women's...

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Some of the extraordinary women whose writings are including in this collection are observers of the world in which they wander; their prose rich in description, remarkable in detail. Mary...

This is a collection of women's travel writings, including work by Joan Didion, Edith Wharton, Mildred Cable, Willa Cather, Isak Dinesen, and others. In wry, lyrical, and sometimes wistful voices,...

A collection of essays about the oversung and the unsung in literature, including essays about Edith Wharton, Flannery O'Connor, abortion, Catholicism and class. Other work by the author includes Final...

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) changed the world. This biography is a fully illustrated look at the man, his most famous invention - the telephone - and his myriad other achievements....

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In August of 1988, heavy black smoke engulfed an Oregon highway, causing a massive 23-car pileup that claimed the lives of novelist William Wharton's 36-year-old daughter, her husband, and their...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerBehind the beloved watercolour pages of The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady lies a remarkable woman whose life was...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingLong before The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady became a publishing sensation, there was a woman behind...

Roald Dahl collects fourteen classic tales of terror and suspense . . . Do you like feeling scared? Featuring fourteen classic spine-chilling stories chosen by Roald Dahl these terrible tales...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A glittering depiction of a woman ahead of her time who absolutely refused to be second best' Red Alva Smith , her Southern family destitute...

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Author: Anne de CourcyFormat: Paperback, 128mm x 196mm, 320g, 416 pagesPublished: Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom, 2022 From the author of the critically acclaimed THE VICEROY'S DAUGHTERS, the story of...

In America at the turn of the twentieth century, when society abounds with movers and shakers such as Houdini, J.P Morgan, Henry Ford and Emma Goldman, and the sultry rhythms...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodAt the crossroads of Restoration passion and feminine literary defiance stands Anne Wharton — niece of the Earl of Rochester, poet, and one of the...

William Gerhardie was the rising star of the 1920s, hailed as the most brilliant writer of the decade, and admired by Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh, Olivia Manning and many others....

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsSelected Letters is a collection of correspondence by Edith Sitwell, showcasing her unique voice and literary insights. The letters provide...

Author: Edith ClayBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis narrative recounts the life of Lady Blessington while she resided in Naples. Society regarded her...

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