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Edith Wharton (1862-1937), American novelist and short-story writer, was born in New York City. Strongly influenced by Henry James, she is best known for her subtle and su-perbly crafted studies of the tragedies and ironies in the lives of members of middle-class and artistocratic New York soci-ety in the the nineteenth century. She was educated in New York and Europe, and married Edward Wharton, a Boston banker, in 1885. When her husband became mentally ill, she cared for him until 1913, when she settled permanently in France and divorced him. Among her best and most characteristic works are The House of Mirth (1905) and The Age of Innocence (1920), for which she received a Pultizer prize.
Jane Stanton Hitchcock is the New York Times bestselling author of Mortal Friends, The Witches' Hammer, Social Crimes, and Trick of the Eye, as well as several plays. She lives with her husband, syndicated foreign-affairs columnist Jim Hoagland, in New York City and Washington, D.C.
Jane Stanton Hitchcock is the New York Times bestselling author of Mortal Friends, The Witches' Hammer, Social Crimes, and Trick of the Eye, as well as several plays. She lives with her husband, syndicated foreign-affairs columnist Jim Hoagland, in New York City and Washington, D.C.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This brilliantly crafted stage version of Wharton's sprawling novel dissecting the New York social scene focuses on the beautiful but predatory Undine Spragg and the men in her life. Representing a world motivated by a heartless desire for power and status Undine takes on lovers and husbands discarding them when her whims of iron move her. Hitchcock has captured the satiric brilliance of the original work while managing to transform a narrative of over 500 pages into a tightly-wrought stage piece. In the process she provides a finely-drawn portrait of an unforgettable heroine against the background of a cruel social milieu dominated by rigid class distinctions and deeply-ingrained prejudices.TH A luminous adaptation. THae Boston Globe THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781557832870
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This brilliantly crafted stage version of Wharton's sprawling novel dissecting the New York social scene focuses on the beautiful but predatory Undine Spragg and the men in her life. Representing a world motivated by a heartless desire for power and status Undine takes on lovers and husbands discarding them when her whims of iron move her. Hitchcock has captured the satiric brilliance of the original work while managing to transform a narrative of over 500 pages into a tightly-wrought stage piece. In the process she provides a finely-drawn portrait of an unforgettable heroine against the background of a cruel social milieu dominated by rigid class distinctions and deeply-ingrained prejudices.TH A luminous adaptation. THae Boston Globe THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781557832870
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This brilliantly crafted stage version of Wharton's sprawling novel dissecting the New York social scene focuses on the beautiful but predatory Undine Spragg and the men in her life. Representing a world motivated by a heartless desire for power and status Undine takes on lovers and husbands discarding them when her whims of iron move her. Hitchcock has captured the satiric brilliance of the original work while managing to transform a narrative of over 500 pages into a tightly-wrought stage piece. In the process she provides a finely-drawn portrait of an unforgettable heroine against the background of a cruel social milieu dominated by rigid class distinctions and deeply-ingrained prejudices.TH A luminous adaptation. THae Boston Globe THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781557832870
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