Fighting France, From Dunkerque To Belfort

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?'The whole civilian part of the country seems merged in one symbolic figure, carrying help and hope to the fighters....The only death the Frenchmen fear is not the death in the trenches, but death in the extinction of their national ideal.' This is the France that Mrs. Wharton sees.?-Boston Transcript --This text refers to an alternate kindleedition edition. FROM THE BACK COVER
'Alice Kelly's new edition of the journalism of Edith Wharton in First World War France is a valuable contribution to the literary history of the conflict. Here is a novelist, using all her skills as an eye witness to tell unknowing Americans of the staggering nature of a war the world had never seen before. A wonderful text, introduced with wit and authority.' Jay Winter, Charles J. Stille Professor of History at Yale University A new edition of Edith Wharton's war reportage from the First World War Edith Wharton, known primarily for her novels of American high society, was also a war writer. In 1915 she was one of the first woman writers to visit the war zones in France and Belgium and report back on what she saw. This resulting collection of six essays - five of which were originally published in American magazines - presents a fascinating and unique perspective on wartime France by one of America's great novelists. Written with Wharton's distinctive literary skills to advocate American intervention in the war, this little-known war text demonstrates that she was a complex and accomplished propagandist. However, these eyewitness accounts also demonstrate a troubling awareness of the human cost of war. Incorporating a wealth of previously unpublished archival material and images, this critical edition aims to bring this neglected text into the field of Wharton studies, allowing critics and enthusiasts to re-evaluate her contribution as a war writer and to assess the significance of this period for her literary development. Key Features * Provides extensive critical apparatus for understanding the text, including an authoritative introduction and annotation in each chapter * Restores the original thirteen photographs which accompanied Wharton's text and includes twenty-five further illustrations in the introduction * Includes archival research in the Edith Wharton Collection at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, and the Edith Wharton Manuscripts, Firestone Library, Princeton University Alice Kelly has a PhD in British and American women's First World War literature from the University of Cambridge. Her broader research focuses on modernist culture and the commemoration of war. She has previously published on Katherine Mansfield and First World War nurse narratives. Cover image: Edith Wharton Collection Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Cover design: [EUP logo] www.euppublishing.com --This text refers to an alternate kindleedition edition. REVIEW
Alice Kelly's new edition of the journalism of Edith Wharton in First World War France is a valuable contribution to the literary history of the conflict. Here is a novelist, using all her skills as an eye witness to tell unknowing Americans of the staggering nature of a war the world had never seen before. A wonderful text, introduced with wit and authority.

-- Charles J. Stille Professor of History at Yale University, Jay Winter --This text refers to an alternate kindleedition edition. REVIEW
?'The whole civilian part of the country seems merged in one symbolic figure, carrying help and hope to the fighters....The only death the Frenchmen fear is not the death in the trenches, but death in the extinction of their national ideal.' This is the France that Mrs. Wharton sees.?-Boston Transcript --This text refers to an alternate kindleedition edition. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Edith Wharton (born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton combined an insider's view of American aristocracy with a powerful prose style. Her novels and short stories realistically portrayed the lives and morals of the late nineteenth century, an era of decline and faded wealth. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1921, and was the first woman to receive this honor. Wharton was acquainted with many of the well-known people of her day, both in America and in Europe, including President Theodore Roosevelt. --This text refers to an alternate kindleedition edition. Read more Continue reading Read less