Wharton Edith:
The Custom of the Country
Introduction by: DianeJohnson
Modern Library , 2001
Quality paperback, 400 pages
Size: 229x127 mm
ISBN: 9780375758072
ISBN-10: 0375758070
Edith Wharton
America's Most Famous Woman Of Letters, And The First Woman To Win The Pulitzer Prize, Edith Wharton Was Born Into One Of The Last "Leisured Class" Families In New York City, As She Put It, In 1862. Educated Privately, She Was Married To Edward Wharton In 1885, And For The Next Few Years, They Spent Their Time In The High Society Of Newport (Rhode Island), Then Lenox (Massachusetts) And Europe. It Was In Europe That Wharton First Met Henry James, Who Was To Have A Profound And Lasting Influence On Her Life And Work. Wharton's First Published Book Was A Work Of Nonfiction, In Collaboration With
Diane Johnson
Diane Johnson, A Three-Time National Book Award Finalist (Most Recently In 1997 For Le Divorce), Is The Author Of Twelve Previous Books. She Divides Her Time Between San Francisco And Paris.

