#Edith Wharton

“Give Me the Tightrope”: Happy Birthday, Edith Wharton

From her journals, March 1926

Casting “Downton Abbey” from Literature: Upstairs

Hardcore Downtonites (and I use the term “hardcore” deliberately–what is “Downton Abbey” if not porn for Anglophiles?) like me have ...

GENRE KRYPTONITE: Turn-of-the-Century NYC Novels

GENRE KRYPTONITE is a regular feature about genres we have an inexplicable weak spot for. Check out previous entries here. ...