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soul proprietress Edith Wharton's renaissance reflects an enduring fascination with the quiet war between self and society

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From: The Boston Globe
Date: 19960811
Author:Scot Lehigh, Globe Staff

Scot Lehigh is the Globe's Focus writer.

If ever there was a violator of what might be called Grisham's Law -- the tendency for bad fiction to drive out the good -- her name is Edith Wharton.

Today Wharton's fiction not only survives but is enjoying a renaissance. The renewed appeal of her work lies in its ability to tell new readers the old truths obscured in the sentimental mist of modern popular culture. True love doesn't conquer all, nor is life a cabaret, she says, in a voice every bit as clear and compelling today as it was in her age, but one can make the best of it with dignity and ...

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