Cynthia Griffin Wolff

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1) A feast of words: the triumph of Edith Wharton

Author

Wolff, Cynthia Griffin

Series

Radcliffe biography

Language

English

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Book, eAudiobook

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The mystery of how a wealthy New York socialite became a major American novelist is brilliantly explored in this fascinating critical biography, widely considered to be the most perceptive introduction to Edith Wharton's life and work. This new edition includes two chapters: one on Lily Bart and the lethal stereotypes of women on the nineteenth-century stage, and another on the way Wharton's own sensual awakening led from the frozen austerity of Ethan...

2) Emily Dickinson

Author

Wolff, Cynthia Griffin

Series

Radcliffe biography

Language

English

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The celebrated biographer of Edith Wharton is the first to unravel the intricate relationship between Emily Dickinson's life and her poetry, between the life of her mind and the voice of her poems. 23 photos.

3) The custom of the country

Author

Wharton, Edith

Series

New York Public Library collector's edition

Language

English

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Book, eBook, Kindle, eAudiobook, Spoken CD

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"Wharton's sly and delicious novel about the ambitious social ascent of Undine Spragg, now in a Penguin Vitae edition, with a foreword by Sofia Coppola"--

4) The age of innocence

Author

Wharton, Edith

Language

English

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Medfield - Literary Fiction for Adults - Classics
STO: Local Authors

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Dutiful Newland Archer, an eligible young man from New York high society, is about to announce his engagement to May Welland, a suitable match from a good family, when May's cousin, the beautiful and exotic Countess Ellen Olenska, is introduced into their circle. The Countess brings with her an aura of European sophistication and a hint of perceived scandal, having left her husband and claimed her independence. Her worldliness, disregard for society's...