The Last Asset - Couverture souple

Wharton, Edith

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1419168681 ISBN 13 : 9781419168680

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2004

Synopsis

The Last Asset is a novel written by Edith Wharton, an American author known for her works on social commentary and the upper class. The story follows the life of a young woman named Lydia, who is born into a wealthy family but is forced to confront the harsh realities of life when her father loses all their money in a financial crisis. Lydia is then forced to work as a governess to make ends meet and support her family. As she navigates through her new life, Lydia encounters different characters from different walks of life, including a wealthy businessman who takes an interest in her, a struggling artist who becomes her friend, and a corrupt politician who tries to take advantage of her situation. Throughout the novel, Wharton explores themes of social class, gender roles, and the struggle for independence and self-discovery. The Last Asset is a poignant and thought-provoking work that showcases Wharton's talent for insightful social commentary and vivid characterizations.She received the tribute with complacency. ""The rooms are not bad, are they? We came over with the Woolsey Hubbards (you've heard of them, of course? -- they're from Detroit), and really they do things very decently. Their motor-car met us at Boulogne, and the courier always wires ahead to have the rooms filled with flowers. This salon, is really a part of their suite. I simply couldn't have afforded it myself.""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

"THE devil!" Paul Garnett exclaimed as he re-read his note; and the dry old gentleman who was at the moment his only neighbour in the quiet restaurant they both frequented, remarked with a smile: "You don't seem particularly annoyed at meeting him." Garnett returned the smile. "I don't know why I apostrophized him, for he's not in the least present—except inasmuch as he may prove to be at the bottom of anything unexpected." The old gentleman who, like Garnett, was an American, and spoke in the thin rarefied voice which seems best fitted to emit sententious truths, twisted his lean neck toward the younger man and cackled out shrewdly: "Ah, it's generally a woman who is at the bottom of the unexpected. Not," he added, leaning forward with deliberation to select a tooth-pick, "that that precludes the devil's being there too."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1419168681
• ISBN 13: 9781419168680
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 48
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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