A Summer (Reading) Marathon
“A girl came out of lawyer Royall’s house, at the end of one street of North Dormer, and stood on …
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Happy 100th Anniversary to Edith Wharton’s The Custom of the Country!
January 2013 marks 100 years since the first installment of Edith Wharton’s “Big Novel” The Custom of the Country was …
Writing with “dogged obstinacy”
In the summer of 1911, Edith Wharton was “digging away” at her “Big Novel,” The Custom of the Country, wondering …
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 …
Sarah Emsley 