internationalvoegde een boek toe aan de boekenplankEdith Wharton6 jaar geleden
In a marked departure from fiction, Wharton, accompanied by architect Ogden Codman, offer her insight and advice into how houses should look -— inside and out.
internationalvoegde een boek toe aan de boekenplankEdith Wharton6 jaar geleden
Set in Italy during the French Revolution, this tale of a newly-minted duke balancing his liberal views with family expectations still resonates today.
internationalvoegde een boek toe aan de boekenplankEdith Wharton6 jaar geleden
Wharton's look at divisive topics such as euthanasia, divorce, the problems of labor, industrial conditions, and professions for women, may have divided public opinion, but they certainly helped cement her reputation for fearlessness.
internationalvoegde een boek toe aan de boekenplankEdith Wharton6 jaar geleden
Something of a 'piece de resistance' for Wharton, 'The Age of Innocence' documents the upper echelons of New York society -— and had publishers falling over themselves to get her attention.