The complete letters of Constance Fenimore Woolson /
Constance Fenimore Woolson (1840-1894) led a colorful life, travelling throughout the United States and Europe, becoming a literary star whose work was published in the premier magazines of her day. She wrote critically acclaimed novels, short stories, and poetry before her mysterious and untimely d...
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| Language: | English |
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Gainesville :
University Press of Florida,
[2012], ©2012
Gainesville : c2012 Gainesville : ©2012 Gainesville, FL : c2012 Gainesville : [2012] |
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| Summary: | Constance Fenimore Woolson (1840-1894) led a colorful life, travelling throughout the United States and Europe, becoming a literary star whose work was published in the premier magazines of her day. She wrote critically acclaimed novels, short stories, and poetry before her mysterious and untimely death in Venice at age fifty-three. Sharon Dean has recompiled, dated, and, in many cases, physically reassembled Woolson's extant correspondence from nearly forty sources. A trenchant critic of the customs and mores of her age, Woolson, in her letters, offers rich personal detail alongside nuanced ruminations on contemporary political and social conditions Constance Fenimore Woolson (1840-1894) led a colorful life, travelling throughout the United States and Europe, becoming a literary star whose work was published in the premier magazines of her day. She wrote critically acclaimed novels, short stories, and poetry before her mysterious and untimely death in Venice at age fifty-three. Sharon Dean has recompiled, dated, and, in many cases, physically reassembled Woolson's extant correspondence from nearly forty sources. A trenchant critic of the customs and mores of her age, Woolson, in her letters, offers rich personal detail alongside nuanced ruminations on contemporary political and social conditions. Book jacket |
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| Physical Description: | xlii, 609 p. ; 25 cm xlii, 609 pages ; 25 cm xlii, 609 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 25 cm xlii, 609, [1] p. ; 25 cm xlii, 609, [1] pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [xli]-xlii) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages [xli]-xlii) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages xli-xlii) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0813039894 (alk. paper) 0813039894 9780813039893 (alk. paper) 9780813039893 |