The correspondence of Edith Wharton and Macmillan, 1901-1930

Author(s)

• Towheed, Shafquat

Bibliographic Information

The correspondence of Edith Wharton and Macmillan, 1901-1930

edited by Shafquat Towheed

Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book publishes, for the first time, some 400 letters between Edith Wharton and her chief London publisher, Macmillan. The correspondence highlights Wharton's well developed understanding of the 'sociology of text' in the early twentieth century, casting new light on Wharton's working practices which will be of crucial importance for scholars.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Abbreviations Note on the Text Note on Exchange Rates Introduction The Complete Correspondence of Edith Wharton and Macmillan, 1901-30, with explanatory notes Appendix: Wharton's Publications with Macmillan Bibliography Index

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• NCID: BA8493532X
• ISBN:
  • 9780230008434
• LCCN: 2007016449
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Basingstoke
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 279 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PS3545.H16
  • DC22 : 813/.52
  • DC22 : B
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Correspondence
  • LCSH : Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence
  • LCSH : Macmillan, Frederick Orridge, 1851-1936 -- Correspondence
  • LCSH : Publishers and publishing -- Great Britain -- Correspondence
  • LCSH : Authors and publishers -- Correspondence