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  • Lives of Victorian Literary Figures, Part IV, Volume 1

    Henry James, Edith Wharton and Oscar Wilde by their Contemporaries

    by Ralph Pite, Janet Beer, Jane Spirit, Elizabeth Nolan, Sarah Annes Brown ...
    Part of the "Lives of Victorian Literary Figures" series, this set collects contemporary memoirs, biographies and ephemera relating to Oscar Wilde, Henry James and Edith Wharton. Editorial apparatus includes a general introduction, headnotes, endnotes and a general index. ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Lives of Victorian Literary Figures, Part IV, Volume 2

    Henry James, Edith Wharton and Oscar Wilde by their Contemporaries

    by Ralph Pite, Elizabeth Nolan, Janet Beer, Sarah Annes, Jane Spirit ...
    Part of the "Lives of Victorian Literary Figures" series, this set collects contemporary memoirs, biographies and ephemera relating to Oscar Wilde, Henry James and Edith Wharton. Editorial apparatus includes a general introduction, headnotes, endnotes and a general index. ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • The House of Mirth

    by Edith Wharton ...
    One of Edith Wharton’s most accomplished social satires, this novel tells the story of the beautiful but impoverished New York socialite Lily Bart, whose refusal to compromise in her search for a husband leads to her exclusion from polite society. In charting the course of Lily’s life and downfall, Wharton also provides a wider picture of a society in transition, a milieu in which old certainties, ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • House Of Mirth

    by Janet Beer, Pamela Knights, Elizabeth Nolan ...
    Series series Routledge Guides to Literature
    Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth (1905) is a sharp and satirical, but also sensitive and tragic analysis of a young, single woman trying to find her place in a materialistic and unforgiving society. The House of Mirth offers a fascinating insight into the culture of the time and, as suggested by the success of recent film adaptations, it is also an enduring tale of love, ambition and social ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Kate Chopin

    Edited by Janet Beer ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    Although she enjoyed only modest success during her lifetime, Kate Chopin is now recognised as a unique voice in American literature. Her seminal novel, The Awakening, published in 1899, explored new and startling territory, and stunned readers with its frank depiction of the limits of marriage and motherhood. Chopin's aesthetic tastes and cultural influences were drawn from both the European and ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

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  • The House Of Mirth(Illustrated)

    by Edith wharton ...
    Illustrated Edition: Includes 20 stunning illustrations to enhance your reading experience.Contains Summary: A concise and captivating summary to pique your interest.Character List: A detailed list of characters to help you keep track of the vibrant personalities.Author Biography: Dive into the life of Edith Wharton, the brilliant mind behind this masterpiece.Step into the... ... Read more

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  • How to Suppress Women's Writing

    by Joanna Russ ...
    Are women able to achieve anything they set their minds to? In How to Suppress Women’s Writing, award-winning novelist and scholar Joanna Russ lays bare the subtle—and not so subtle—strategies that society uses to ignore, condemn, or belittle women who produce literature. As relevant today as when it was first published in 1983, this book has motivated generations of readers with its powerful ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

  • The House of Mirth & The Age of Innocence

    by Edith Wharton ...
    Like most Wharton novels, The House of Mirth examines the conflict between rigid social expectation and personal desire. Lily Bart is adept at playing society's games, which expect her to achieve an advantageous marriage. Yet, torn between her desire for luxurious living and a relationship based on mutual respect and love, she manages to sabotage all her possible chances for a wealthy marriage. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Summer

    by Edith Wharton ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'Can't you see that I don't care what anybody says?' Charity Royall lives in the small New England village of North Dormer. Born among outcasts from the Mountain beyond, she is rescued by lawyer Royall and lives with him as his ward. Never allowed to forget her disreputable origins Charity despises North Dormer and rebels against the stifling dullness of the tight-knit community surrounding her. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • The Cambridge Companion to the Victorian Novel

    Edited by Deirdre David ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    In the Victorian period, the British novel reached a wide readership and played a major role in the shaping of national and individual identity. As we come to understand the ways the novel contributed to public opinion on religion, gender, sexuality and race, we continue to be entertained and enlightened by the works of Dickens, George Eliot, Thackeray, Trollope and many others. This second ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • The Bostonians

    by Henry James ...
    Series series Modern Library Classics
    This brilliant satire of the women’s rights movement in America is the story of the ravishing inspirational speaker Verena Tarrant and the bitter struggle between two distant cousins who seek to control her. Will the privileged Boston feminist Olive Chancellor succeed in turning her beloved ward into a celebrated activist and lifetime companion? Or will Basil Ransom, a conservative southern lawyer ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • The Cambridge Companion to Virginia Woolf

    Edited by Susan Sellers ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    Virginia Woolf's writing has generated passion and controversy for the best part of a century. Her novels - challenging, moving, and always deeply intelligent - remain as popular with readers as they are with students and academics. The highly successful Cambridge Companion has been fully revised to take account of new departures in scholarship since it first appeared. The second edition includes ... Read more

    $28.69 USD