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What a library means to a woman : Edith Wharton and the will to collect books / Sheila Liming.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Liming, Sheila, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937--Criticism and interpretation.
- Wharton, Edith.
- Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937--Library.
- Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937--Books and reading.
- Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937.
- Libraries in literature.
- Books and reading.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 266 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2020]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- The library as space: self-making and social endangerment in The decoration of houses and Summer
- The library as hoard: collecting and cananicity in The house of mirth and Eline Vere
- The library as network: affinity, exchange, and the makings of authorship
- The library as tomb: monuments and memorials in Wharton's short fiction".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-257) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Esther F. Kantrowitz & Lionel Kantrowitz Collection Endowed Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Liming, Sheila, What a library means to a woman
- ISBN:
- 9781452960654
- 1452960658
- Publisher Number:
- 99985022464
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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