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Buccaneers : A Novel by Edith Wharton and Marion Mainwaring (1994, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100140232028
ISBN-139780140232028
eBay Product ID (ePID)39066
Product Key Features
Book TitleBuccaneers : a Novel
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Literary, Romance / General, Historical
Publication Year1994
FeaturesReprint
GenreFiction
AuthorEdith Wharton, Marion Mainwaring
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight11.8 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN93-013901
Dewey Edition20
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"Brave, lively, engaging . . . a fairy-tale novel, miraculouly returned to life" -- The New York Times Book Review " The Buccaneers brilliantly showcases Wharton near the top of her form." -- Chicago Tribune "Mainwaring has added gloss to the story's original elegance and wit, and the novel emerges like a master's painting from the hands of a highly skilled restorer." --Leon Edel "Mainwaring's version of The Buccaneers is a tour de force. . . . [She] deserves high marks for her ingenuity, novelistic skill, and critical intelligence." -- USA Today "A sense of unobtrusive accuracy of tone and detail prevails throughout Ms. Mainwaring's [writing]. . . . It's hard to imagine a better writer equipped to take on Edith Wharton." -- The Wall Street Journal, "Brave, lively, engaging . . . a fairy-tale novel, miraculouly returned to life" — The New York Times Book Review " The Buccaneers brilliantly showcases Wharton near the top of her form." — Chicago Tribune "Mainwaring has added gloss to the story's original elegance and wit, and the novel emerges like a master's painting from the hands of a highly skilled restorer." —Leon Edel "Mainwaring's version of The Buccaneers is a tour de force. . . . [She] deserves high marks for her ingenuity, novelistic skill, and critical intelligence." — USA Today "A sense of unobtrusive accuracy of tone and detail prevails throughout Ms. Mainwaring's [writing]. . . . It's hard to imagine a better writer equipped to take on Edith Wharton." — The Wall Street Journal, Praise for The Buccaneers "Brave, lively, engaging...a fairy-tale novel, miraculouly returned to life."-- The New York Times Book Review " The Buccaneers brilliantly showcases Wharton near the top of her form."-- Chicago Tribune "Mainwaring has added gloss to the story's original elegance and wit, and the novel emerges like a master's painting from the hands of a highly skilled restorer."--Leon Edel, author of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning Henry James: A Life "Mainwaring's version of The Buccaneers is a tour de force....[She] deserves high marks for her ingenuity, novelistic skill, and critical intelligence."-- USA Today "A sense of unobtrusive accuracy of tone and detail prevails throughout Ms. Mainwaring's [writing]....It's hard to imagine a better writer equipped to take on Edith Wharton." --The Wall Street Journal
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal813/.52
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisEdith Wharton's spellbinding final novel tells a story of love in the gilded age that crosses the boundaries of society-now an original series on AppleTV+! "Brave, lively, engaging...a fairy-tale novel, miraculouly returned to life."- The New York Times Book Review Set in the 1870s, the same period as Wharton's The Age of Innocence , The Buccaneers is about five wealthy American girls denied entry into New York Society because their parents' money is too new. At the suggestion of their clever governess, the girls sail to London, where they marry lords, earls, and dukes who find their beauty charming-and their wealth extremely useful. After Wharton's death in 1937, The Christian Science Monitor said, "If it could have been completed, The Buccaneers would doubtless stand among the richest and most sophisticated of Wharton's novels." Now, with wit and imagination, Marion Mainwaring has finished the story, taking her cue from Wharton's own synopsis. It is a novel any Wharton fan will celebrate and any romantic reader will love. This is the richly engaging story of Nan St. George and Guy Thwarte, an American heiress and an English aristocrat, whose love breaks the rules of both their societies., Edith Wharton's spellbinding final novel tells a story of love in the gilded age that crosses the boundaries of society--now an original series on AppleTV+! "Brave, lively, engaging...a fairy-tale novel, miraculouly returned to life."-- The New York Times Book Review Set in the 1870s, the same period as Wharton's The Age of Innocence , The Buccaneers is about five wealthy American girls denied entry into New York Society because their parents' money is too new. At the suggestion of their clever governess, the girls sail to London, where they marry lords, earls, and dukes who find their beauty charming--and their wealth extremely useful. After Wharton's death in 1937, The Christian Science Monitor said, "If it could have been completed, The Buccaneers would doubtless stand among the richest and most sophisticated of Wharton's novels." Now, with wit and imagination, Marion Mainwaring has finished the story, taking her cue from Wharton's own synopsis. It is a novel any Wharton fan will celebrate and any romantic reader will love. This is the richly engaging story of Nan St. George and Guy Thwarte, an American heiress and an English aristocrat, whose love breaks the rules of both their societies., Set in the 1870s, the same period as Wharton's The Age of Innocence , The Buccaneers is about five wealthy American girls denied entry into New York Society because their parents' money is too new. At the suggestion of their clever governess, the girls sail to London, where they marry lords, earls, and dukes who find their beauty charming--and their wealth extremely useful. After Wharton's death in 1937, The Christian Science Monitor said, "If it could have been completed, The Buccaneers would doubtless stand among the richest and most sophisticated of Wharton's novels." Now, with wit and imagination, Marion Mainwaring has finished the story, taking her cue from Wharton's own synopsis. It is a novel any Wharton fan will celebrate and any romantic reader will love. This is the richly engaging story of Nan St. George and guy Thwarte, an American heiress and an English aristocrat, whose love breaks the rules of both their societies.
LC Classification NumberPS3545.H16B83
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Must-Read for Edith Wharton Fans
"The Buccaneers" is a fascinating last novel by literary heavyweight, Edith Wharton. Based on a preliminary plot drat, the unfinished novel was completed by Marion Mainwaring. It's a must-read for Wharton fans and those interested in the machinations of high society in the Gilded Age.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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