The Greatest Works of Edith Wharton - French Ways and Their Meaning - Leatherbound Edition

by Edith Wharton

Overview

Essays about the French and their culture, written during World War I.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781622365821
Publisher:	Greatest Books Publisher
Publication date:	09/01/2013
Pages:	149
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Born into a prosperous New York family, Edith Wharton (1862-1937) wrote more than 15 novels, including The Age of Innocence, The House of Mirth, Ethan Frome, and other esteemed books. She was distinguished for her work in the First World War and was the first woman to receive a Doctorate of Letters from Yale University. She died in France at the age of 75.

Date of Birth:

January 24, 1862

Date of Death:

August 11, 1937

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

Place of Death:

Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, France

Education:

Educated privately in New York and Europe

Editorial Reviews

This volume marks the first in a series of collaborations between the publisher and Edith Wharton Restoration, Inc., a group dedicated to promoting and preserving Wharton's works. A facsimile of the original 1919 edition, this offers her firsthand observations on French lifeas charming as Paris in the springthat she collected when living in the City of Lights.

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