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Tag Archives: Edith Wharton

What Edith Wharton Knew: Bieber, Ambition and the A-List

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Tom Gualtieri

Tom Gualtieri wonders if social-climbing has changed 100 years after the publication of Edith Wharton’s THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY. Continue reading →

Posted in Literature, Popular Culture | Tagged Edith Wharton, Ethan Frome, Justin Bieber, The Age of Innocence, The Custom of the Country, The House of Mirth, The Mount, Undine Spragg | 3 Comments

Downton Abbey: Innocence in the Age of Irony

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Tom Gualtieri

Tom Gualtieri explains the secret of the hit show’s popularity. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture, The Arts | Tagged Downton Abbey, Edith Wharton, Elizabeth McGovern, Highclere Castle, Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Penelope Wilton, Siobhan Finneran, The Age of Innocence | 4 Comments
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