Edith Wharton in Context

These new and classic essays, researched and written over a 25-year period, are driven and enriched by the enthusiasm, curiosity, and passion of a scholar still making discoveries about a subject of lifelong fascination. Essays at the center of the collection explore Wharton's textual relationships with authors whom she knew well--especially Henry James but also Paul Bourget, F. Marion Crawford, and Vivienne de Watteville.