Edith Wharton’s Passion for Order
It was Helen Pinkerton who introduced me to Edith Wharton, and in honour of Wharton’s birthday today I’d like to …
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What Edith Wharton Tells Us About The Way We Live Now
Part Eight in a series celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Edith Wharton’s novel The Custom of the Country. Today’s the day! The first edition of The Custom …
An Invitation to Celebrate 100 Years of The Custom of the Country
Edith Wharton called it her “Big Novel,” and her biographer Hermione Lee calls it her “greatest book.” The Custom of …
Happy Birthday to Edith Wharton!
Today is Edith Wharton’s 150th birthday, and I’m thinking about ways to celebrate, in addition to rereading her work. There’s a short …
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