Showing posts with label Hermoine Lee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hermoine Lee. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Edith Wharton

was infinitely more interesting--- and important--- than her popular image would suggest. After savoring it bit by bit over a period of weeks, I just finished reading Hermoine Lee's massive and exquisitely written tome of a biography. At last, Wharton has the bio she deserves.

Friday, April 27, 2007

Hermoine Lee's Biography of Edith Wharton


About half way through reading Hermoine Lee's new Edith Wharton biography. Which is wonderful. The prose is every bit as delicious as Wharton's own. More anon.