27 March 2014

oh Edith...

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How much longer are we going to think it necessary to be ''American'' before (or in contradistinction to) being cultivated, being enlightened, being humane, and having the same intellectual discipline as other civilized countries? Edith Wharton, still asking the right questions.



The Edith Wharton Society announces a prize for undergraduate research on Edith Wharton, all the details are here.




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8 comments:

  1. Gaye, I have recently read Wharton's The Custom of the Country, not sure how I had missed it when younger.....

    xoxo
    Karena
    Artist William Glackens

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  2. Edith Wharton, contemporary and on point.

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  3. She was a splendid author. Same problem as Norway. We are peasants who struck oil :D and turned instantly rich

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  4. Love her! One of my favorite writers; her books can be read many times!

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  5. So revigorating to read such a blog as yours! Thank you so much...

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    1. J' and I so appreciate your reading and the compliment. Hope you continue to follow along.

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