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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Alfred a Knopf Inc
Publication date April 10, 2007
Pages 869
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780375400049
ISBN-10 0375400044
Dimensions 2 by 7 by 9.75 in.
Weight 2.10 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $35.00
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A critical biography of one of America's greatest writers offers a complex, richly textured study of a woman who transcends the image of a snobbish intellectual to describe Wharton's adventure-filled travels in Europe, the literary and artistic circles in which she lived and worked, her heroism during World War I, her search for true intimacy, and the evolution of her writing. 75,000 first printing.
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Hardcover
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from Alfred a Knopf Inc (April 10, 2007)
9780375400049 | details & prices | 869 pages | 7.00 × 9.75 × 2.00 in. | 2.10 lbs | List price $35.00
About: A critical biography of one of America's greatest writers describes Wharton's adventure-filled travels in Europe, the literary and artistic circles in which she lived and worked, her heroism during World War I, and the evolution of her writing.
from Vintage Uk (February 1, 2007)
9780701166656 | details & prices | 853 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 2.00 in. | 2.65 lbs | List price $44.55
About: The name 'Edith Wharton' conjures up 'Gilded Age' New York, in all its snobbery and ruthlessness - the world of 'The Age of Innocence' and 'The House of Mirth'.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780375702877
 
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (April 8, 2008)
9780375702877 | details & prices | 869 pages | 8.00 × 5.50 × 2.00 in. | 1.80 lbs | List price $24.00
CD/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9780739354094
 
With Kate Reading (other contributor) | Abridged edition from Random House (April 10, 2007)
9780739354094 | details & prices | 5.00 × 6.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $34.95
About: A critical biography of one of America's greatest writers describes Wharton's adventure-filled travels in Europe, the literary and artistic circles in which she lived and worked, her heroism during World War I, and the evolution of her writing.

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