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Summer

Edith Wharton

Paperback | Pages: 216 pages

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Original Title:	Summer
ISBN:	0451525663 (ISBN13: 9780451525666)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Charity Royall, Lucius Harney, Lawyer Royall, Miss Hatchard

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A naive girl from a humble background meets an ambitious city boy, and a torrid romance ensues. Despite her pride, independence, and honesty, Charity Royall feels shadowed by her past--especially in her ardent relationship with the educated and refined Lucius Harney. Can passion overcome the effects of heredity and environment?

With its frank treatment of a woman's sexual awakening, Summer created a sensation upon its 1917 publication. Edith Wharton — the author of Ethan Frome and a peerless observer and chronicler of society — completely shattered the standards of conventional love stories with this novel's candor and realism. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author declared Summer a personal favorite among her works, and liked to refer to it as "the Hot Ethan." Nearly a century later, it remains fresh and relevant.

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Title	:	Summer
Author	:	Edith Wharton
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	150th Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 216 pages
Published	:	January 1st 1993 by Signet (first published 1917)
Categories	:	Classics. Fiction. Romance

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Ratings: 3.66 From 10278 Users | 959 Reviews

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I will from now on put my trust completely in Edith Wharton.My first of her novels was The Age of Innocence, which captivated me and then in the end, grabbed my heart out of my chest and stomped all over it. What power she has, I thought. After that I tried to read The Custom of the Country and The House of Mirth, but left them both unfinished. My excuse was that the characters were irritating. More recently I read Ethan Frome, and was captivated yet again. With Summer, I think Im starting to

Summer is not my first Edith Wharton novel and I remember having already enjoyed, many years ago, The House of Mirth.The French edition in which I read Summer, had no preface or postface, only a backcover text, saying: This is a novel that treats the female sexuality, seen as a powerful and constructive vital force. This novel was very modern for the time, 1918. So I approached this novel, the way I like to: without notice, without knowing the story or having read any review. A direct dive into

This would make a really good chamber opera.

Written in Wharton's inimitable style the prose in this novella is of course beautiful. Every word and phrase lends itself to defining summer in a small country town. It makes for beautiful reading.Charity is not a likeable character but I still felt sorry for her. It was apparent from the outset that life would probably not go well for her, especially in one of Edith Wharton's novels which are not famous for happy endings. The ending was pretty inevitable although it could have been worse.For a

The summer version of Ethan Frome, but not quite as good.

I had the pleasure of reading this short novel for the second time this week after many years. As a Wharton admirer -- she is highly on my list of literary crushes (although if The House of Mirth is any indication, I can't say she'd want much to do with a middle-class Jew whose grandmother did piece work) --please always take my devotion with a few grains of salt. That being said, I was surprised at how provocative and modern the novel seemed on this second visit, not only a commentary on early

Sweet sleepy warmth of summer nightsGazing at the distant lightsIn the starry skyAnd when the rainBeats against my windowpaneI'll think of summer days againAnd dream of you --A Summer Song,Chad & Jeremy, Songwriters: Clive Metcalf / David Stuart / Keith Noble``When I think of `Summer,' I think of it as one of Wharton's most heart-wrenching novels, about the very real agonies and results of young passion.'' Elizabeth Strout Charity Royall has just stepped outside of the home of her