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Available
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Publication
W. W. Norton & Company (1993), Edition: 2nd, 336 pages
Description
Presents an annotated edition of the 1899 novel about a Victorian-era woman who finds passionate physical love with a young man she meets while on vacation; and includes biographical, historical, and cultural documents related to the novel's publication, and a selection of critical essays.
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LibraryThing member rebelwriter85
Everyone told me to read this because of my interest in feminism. But when I did I was disappointed. Maybe the hype was better than the content.
LibraryThing member sadiebooks
i've always thought this book lets a girl down in the end a little bit.
LibraryThing member pinprick
The person who recommended this book to me is a bit of literature snob; only reading classics and looking down her nose at anything written after the early 1900's. To be honest, I wasn't expecting to enjoy the book as much as I did. It had a light, lyrical prose; fantastic descriptions of Victorian
I enjoyed reading the Norton Critical Edition for a few reasons; the historical footnotes were fascinating and helped give context to the content, and reading criticisms from when the book first came out vs. later criticism was also interesting. I'm not sure I would have gotten as much out of the book if I had read a version without these things.
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Creole life; as well as a quick and easy pace. I found myself caught up in the story of Mrs. Edna Pontellier, and relating to her, even if her actions were less than noble. I enjoyed reading the Norton Critical Edition for a few reasons; the historical footnotes were fascinating and helped give context to the content, and reading criticisms from when the book first came out vs. later criticism was also interesting. I'm not sure I would have gotten as much out of the book if I had read a version without these things.
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LibraryThing member lorraine.kemp
Beautiful story. Very sad.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1899
Physical description
336 p.; 5.1 inches
ISBN
9780393960570