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Abroad, in an age of innocence.(Book review)

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From: The Daily Mail (London, England)
Date: 20070209
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Byline: STEPHANIE CROSS

EDITH WHARTON

by Hermione Lee

(Chatto & Windus, [pounds sterling]25)

AS A WRITER of novels and short stories, travelogues and poetry, Edith Wharton was startlingly prolific. The Age Of Innocence (filmed by Martin Scorsese in 1993) and The House Of Mirth are the titles for which she is now primarily remembered, but between 1897 and 1937 this remarkable woman produced almost one book a year.

Her career began, however, not with a work of fiction, but a manual of interior design.

Published in 1897, The Decoration Of Houses preached a ...

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