Edith Wharton at home : life at The Mount

Edith Wharton at home : life at The Mount

1st ed.

New York : The Monacelli Press, 2012.

187 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.) ; 27 cm

920.72 W553wi 2012

(OCoLC)769424486

"At once a leader and a recorder of the glamorous Gilded Age society, Edith Wharton is at the pinnacle of American literature and social history. The Mount, her summer "cottage" in the Berkshires, was essential to her success, filled with gatherings of literary figures and artists, and this book documents the story of her life there"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-184) and index.
Contents: Foreword / Pauline C. Metcalf -- Finding her way -- Designing and building The Mount -- Life at The Mount -- Afterward.
L2013M61

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