Auchincloss, Louis
Edith Wharton : A Woman in Her Time / Louis Auchincloss - New York Viking Press 1971 - 191 p. - A Studio book .
Brownstone childhood --
Marriage --
Literary beginnings --
The house of mirth --
Friendships --
Divorce --
The custom of the country --
Paris and war --
Nostalgia --
The 1920's --
Family --
The lost books --
Finale.
Edith Wharton was not only a great lady of American letters but also a highly talented woman who chose a career in literature in a period when serious writing was considered "too inky for ladies" and when only a passing acquaintance with the arts was deemed necessary.
37898
Wharton, Edith 1862-1937
Women and literature --United States--20th century
Novelists, American --20th century
928.1 Auc 15
Edith Wharton : A Woman in Her Time / Louis Auchincloss - New York Viking Press 1971 - 191 p. - A Studio book .
Brownstone childhood --
Marriage --
Literary beginnings --
The house of mirth --
Friendships --
Divorce --
The custom of the country --
Paris and war --
Nostalgia --
The 1920's --
Family --
The lost books --
Finale.
Edith Wharton was not only a great lady of American letters but also a highly talented woman who chose a career in literature in a period when serious writing was considered "too inky for ladies" and when only a passing acquaintance with the arts was deemed necessary.
37898
Wharton, Edith 1862-1937
Women and literature --United States--20th century
Novelists, American --20th century
928.1 Auc 15