Roman Fever | Characters Are Not What They Seem
In the following essay, the author discusses how the characters in ''Roman Fever'' reveal themselves to be not what they seem.
In 1934, the renowned author Edith Wharton, who had been writing for close to 50 years, published her memoirs, A Backward Glance. She had attained widespread critical and popular acclaim almost three decades earlier, with the publication of the novel The House of Mirth. The book quickly became a bestseller, earning Wharton $30,000 in 60 days and solidifying her reputation as a writer of merit. Wharton enjoyed a rich career, publishing 26 novels and novellas (including two after her death), 11 collections of short stories, nine works of non-fiction, and three volumes of...
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