Name: summer - a novel
SKU: 25784071
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Author: Wharton, Edith ; Farrington, Edward Holyoke
ISBN: 9781444654202

Type

Physical Book

Author

Edith Wharton

Edward Holyoke Farrington

Publisher

Read Books

Year

2009

Language

English

Pages

290

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6x14x1.4 cm

Weight

0.30 kg.

ISBN

1444654209

ISBN13

9781444654202

Synopsis "summer - a novel"

This vintage book contains Edith Wharton's 1917 novel, "Summer - A Novel". It is one of only two works set in New England by Wharton, who was famous for portraying the higher strata of New York society. It deals with the sexual awakening of Charity Royall and her mistreatment at the hands of the father of her child. Another masterful piece of literature by this author, "Summer - A Novel" constitutes a must-read for fans of Wharton's work, and is not to be missed by the discerning collector. Edith Wharton (1862 - 1937) was an American writer and designer who won the Pulitzer prize and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930. Many texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

Edith Wharton

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Edith Wharton was born in New York in 1862. Her maiden name was Edith Newbold Jones. Her family was upper class, comparable to European aristocracy, and consequently she received a meticulous private education. In 1907, she settled in France, where she became a disciple and friend of Henry James. Her most famous work is The Age of Innocence, published in 1920 and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1921. She is considered the most brilliant American novelist of her generation, admired by intellectuals of the stature of Henry James, Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Jean Cocteau, and Ernest Hemingway.

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