The End of the Age of Innocence: Edith Wharton and the First World WarThe little-known story of Edith Wharton's crusades against the Teutonic forces of the First World War. Far from the New York City depicted in her novels, Wharton raised funds for three major war charities that bore her name. As the war progressed, she wrote fiery magazine and newspaper articles and rallied artists, composers, and writers to her cause. |
References to this book
Edith Wharton's Travel Writing: The Making of a Connoisseur Sarah Bird Wright No preview available - 1997 |