Edith Wharton

Professor Beer's study provides an introduction to the whole range of Edith Wharton's work in the novel, short story, novella, travel writing, criticism and autobiography. The major novels, as well as those less well-known, are discussed as are: contemporary reception of her work, American responses to her expatriation, her friendships with the leading artists of her day, and the influence of the First World War on her work.

Janet Beer is Professor and Head of the Department of English at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Biographical Outline

vii

Abbreviations

xi

Introduction

1

(5)

Travel Broadens the Mind

6

(15)

Writing New York - Old and New

21

(15)

The Shorter Fiction

36

(16)

The International Scene

52

(15)

Living in America

67

(12)

Edith Wharton and her Books: A Writer in her Library

79

(8)

Notes

87

(4)

Select Bibliography

91

(6)

Index

97

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