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Edith Wharton (Hardcover)

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  • Hardcover: 864 pages
  • Publisher: Chatto & Windus (1 Feb 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0701166657
  • ISBN-13: 978-0701166656
  • Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 15.7 x 5.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 138,818 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"A magnificent and subtle biography of a magnificent and subtle writer."-"Sunday Telegraph"
"Adding impressive depth and nuance to the received portrait of Wharton."-"Sunday Times"

"From the Trade Paperback edition."

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'A magnificent and subtle biography of a magnificent and subtle writer.'

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1.0 out of 5 stars A bloated book, 11 Jun 2009
By Tony Heyes (Greater Manchester UK) - See all my reviews
  
Reading this book rapidly became a chore. The art of biography depends on research and selection. Miss Lee has clearly researched this book very well but seems to have exercised little choice over what to leave out. One is left with a feeling of having read endless lists and been told numerous irrelevancies. With judicious cutting this book would have had far more pace and been easier to read. As it is, it is more of a reference book for dipping into than a "good read"; all the information is there but the narrative drive is lost in too many quotations and digressions. Trivial matters are accorded as much weight as the salient points of Edith Wharton's life. The narrative disappears under the weight of information that the author ought to have consigned to footnotes.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 21 Nov 2008
By Mrs. P. Bennett (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Edith Wharton (Paperback)
My sister & I are keen Wharton fans and having read the review in the Telegraph, I purchased 2 copies.
Well after about a month we both admitted to each other that although this book may be factually accurate, the reading was heavy going. So my copy is now at the charity shop after 2 attempts to get half way through it.
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