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In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories that made her not only famous but popular among her contemporaries. That included... Read Full Overview

In Morocco is the 1920 travelogue by the famous author Edith Wharton. Edith Wharton was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton combined an insider's view of American aristocracy with a powerful prose style. Her novels and short stories realistically portrayed... Read Full Overview

Edith Wharton, American novelist and designer Edith Wharton travelled to Morocco A classic of travel writing In Morocco is her account of this journey through the country's cities and through its deserts.In Morocco isn't really a travel journal, since it hardly includes any personal... Read Full Overview

"I stand in portico hung with gentian-blue ipomeas ... and look out on a land of mists and mysteries; a land of trailing silver veils through which domes and minarets, mighty towers and ramparts of flushed stone, hot palm groves and Atlas snows, peer and disappear at the will... Read Full Overview

Edith Wharton ( born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton combined an insider's view of American aristocracy with a powerful prose style. Her novels and short stories realistically portrayed... Read Full Overview

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

Edith Wharton (born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the... Read Full Overview

discover the Morocco of the 20s through this book which describes the history, the architecture, the social component, the traditions, a fascinating book that I recommend to you

In Morocco is a travelogue written by the American author Edith Wharton. The book details Wharton's journey through Morocco in the early 20th century, during a time when the country was still largely unknown to Westerners. Wharton provides a vivid and detailed description of... Read Full Overview

"In Morocco", by Edith Wharton. Edith Wharton was pulitzer prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer (1862-1937).

High quality reprint of Italian Backgrounds by Edith Wharton.

This tour book from an important light in modern literary history is an important bit of business; if you've an interest in Wharton or in the Barbary coast, it's best you not miss it. Edith Wharton, the wondrous novelist, wrote this travelogue just after World War I -- basing... Read Full Overview