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Janet Goodwyn
Edith Wharton [PDF ebook]
Traveller in the Land of Letters

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A study of Wharton’s work which discusses her novels and travel books according to their specific geography or landscape rather than the date of composition. Emphasis is placed on Wharton’s concern with America’s place in the Western world and women’s place in European society.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9781349204472 ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Published 1989 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4974512 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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