The Anniversary and Other Stories (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Louis Auchincloss
- First Published: 1999
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Time of Work: From the 1860’s to the late 1970’s
- Setting: The East Coast of the United States
- Principal Characters: Millicent Marion, Zelina Peyton, Adrian Doremus, Blanche Schweizer, Count Gulinelli, Angelica Brooks, Guy Lansing, Robert Chapin
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, God, Civil War, Adultery, Faustian bargains, Ambition, Aristocracy or aristocrats, Devils or demons, Wealth
- Locales: East Coast (U.S.)
Louis Auchincloss is one of those authors who exemplify the wisdom of writing about what one knows—in his case, the upper-class society that many believe still constitutes America’s ruling class. Born into privilege, educated at Groton and Yale along with the offspring of East Coast bankers and stockbrokers, as well as successful lawyers like his own father, Auchincloss proceeded quite predictably to a career as an attorney on Wall Street, where he remained for four decades. His profession gave Auchincloss an opportunity to observe the power struggles within wealthy families, which...
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