Name: The old Maid (Dover Thrift Editions)
SKU: 52191550
Price: 46.00 EUR
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Author: Wharton, Edith ; Robinson, Roxana
ISBN: 9780486836010

portada The old Maid (Dover Thrift Editions)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Edith Wharton

Introduction by

Roxana Robinson

Publisher

Dover Publications

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.1x12.4x0.8 cm

Weight

0.09 kg.

ISBN13

9780486836010

Synopsis "The old Maid (Dover Thrift Editions) "

Delia rejected passion in favor of a secure marriage but cousin Charlotte followed her own heart, even though it meant remaining unwed and giving up her baby. Charlotte's sacrifice has allowed the child, Tina, an advantageous position in New York City's fashionable society as Delia's adopted daughter. Now Tina's a graceful young woman and ready to marry -- and the anguish that Charlotte has long suppressed is ready to explode. In addition to her mastery of the novella, Edith Wharton was a keen observer of her own privileged class. Her skill at capturing telling details of nineteenth-century society elevates this soap-opera scenario of a mother's self-denial into a memorable and compelling drama. First published in serial form in The Red Book Magazine in 1922, the story has since become a classic of American literature and has served as the basis for a Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway play as well as a classic Hollywood film. This edition features an Introduction by Roxana Robinson, author of Cost.

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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