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Edith Wharton
| Biography: | American novelist Edith Newbold Jones Wharton (1862-1937) is best known for her stories depicting the changing social conventions and morality of New York society in the early 20th century. Readers will recognize such titles as The House of Mirth (1905) and The Age of Innocence (1920), for which Wharton won a Pulitzer Prize. Other novels feature a rural New England backdrop, such as her famous tragedy Ethan Frome (1911). Literary friends included Henry James. |
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The Glimpses of the Moon  |
The Glimpses of the Moon
Having no money, Nick and Susy join in marriage with a plan to live luxuriously off the riches of their wealthy friends. Money matters settled, they also agree to pursue romance outside the marriage. What they have not planned for, however, is the real romance that blossoms between them. Category: Historical Romance |
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The House of Mirth  |
The House of Mirth
At 29, Lily Bart is looking for the perfect husband. Not lacking for suitors, Lily entertains a series of wealthy, passionate men, from gamblers to yachtsmen. Yet she finds none offer the connection she feels with lawyer Lawrence Selden, who lacks wealth, but offers love. Category: Historical Romance |
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The Age of Innocence  |
The Age of Innocence
Settled comfortably in the highest social circles of New York City in the 1870s, Newland Archer prepares to marry his social equal, May Welland, when he meets her beautiful, exotic cousin. Countess Ellen Olenska, back from Europe, has Newland reconsidering the rules he has lived by for so long. Category: Historical Romance |
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