| Author: | Edith Wharton | ISBN: | 9781518339721 |
| Publisher: | Krill Press | Publication: | December 17, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Krill Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Edith Wharton |
| ISBN: | 9781518339721 |
| Publisher: | Krill Press |
| Publication: | December 17, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Krill Press |
| Language: | English |
In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories that made her not only famous but popular among her contemporaries. That included her good friend Henry James, and she counted among her acquaintances Teddy Roosevelt and Sinclair Lewis.
The Descent of Man and Other Stories is a compilation of some of Wharton's best work, including the famous title story.
In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories that made her not only famous but popular among her contemporaries. That included her good friend Henry James, and she counted among her acquaintances Teddy Roosevelt and Sinclair Lewis.
The Descent of Man and Other Stories is a compilation of some of Wharton's best work, including the famous title story.
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