Synopses & Reviews
andlt;Iandgt;A Backward Glanceandlt;/Iandgt; is Edith Wharton's vivid account of both her public and her private life. With richness and delicacy, it describes the sophisticated New York society in which Wharton spent her youth, and chronicles her travels throughout Europe and her literary success as an adult. Beautifully depicted are her friendships with many of the most celebrated artists and writers of her day, including her close friend Henry James. andlt;BRandgt; In his introduction to this edition, Louis Auchincloss calls the writing in andlt;Iandgt;A Backward Glanceandlt;/Iandgt; "as firm and crisp and lucid as in the best of her novels." It is a memoir that will charm and fascinate all readers of Wharton's fiction.
Synopsis
Edith Wharton, the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize, vividly reflects on her public and private life in this stunning memoir.
With richness and delicacy, it describes the sophisticated New York society in which Wharton spent her youth, and chronicles her travels throughout Europe and her literary success as an adult. Beautifully depicted are her friendships with many of the most celebrated artists and writers of her day, including her close friend Henry James.
In his introduction to this edition, Louis Auchincloss calls the writing in A Backward Glance "as firm and crisp and lucid as in the best of her novels." It is a memoir that will charm and fascinate all readers of Wharton's fiction.
Synopsis
A Backward Glance is Edith Wharton's vivid account of both her public and her private life. With richness and delicacy, it describes the sophisticated New York society in which Wharton spent her youth, and chronicles her travels throughout Europe and her literary success as an adult. Beautifully depicted are her friendships with many of the most celebrated artists and writers of her day, including her close friend Henry James.
In his introduction to this edition, Louis Auchincloss calls the writing in A Backward Glance as firm and crisp and lucid as in the best of her novels. It is a memoir that will charm and fascinate all readers of Wharton's fiction.
About the Author
andlt;b andgt;Edith Whartonandlt;/bandgt; was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, for andlt;i andgt;The Age of Innocenceandlt;/iandgt;. Born in 1862 into one of New York's older and richer families, she was educated here and abroad. Her works include andlt;i andgt;Ethan Fromeandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;i andgt;The Reefandlt;/iandgt;,andlt;i andgt; The Custom of the Countryandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;i andgt;The Glimpses of the Moonandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;i andgt;Roman Fever and Other Storiesandlt;/iandgt;. As a keen observer and chronicler of society, she is without peer. Edith Wharton died in France in 1937.
Table of Contents
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;CONTENTSandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A First Wordandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;CHAPTERandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;I. The Backgroundandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;II. Knee-Highandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;III. Little Girlandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;IV. Unreluctant Feetandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;V. Friendships and Travelsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;VI. Life and Lettersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;VII. New York and the Mountandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;VIII. Henry Jamesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;IX. The Secret Gardenandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;X. London, "Qu'Acre" and "Lamb"andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;XI. Parisandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;XII. Widening Watersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;XIII. The Warandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;XIV. And Afterandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Index