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UnavailableThe wealth gap, #MeToo and Edith Wharton
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The wealth gap, #MeToo and Edith Wharton

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Currently unavailable

The wealth gap, #MeToo and Edith Wharton

FromArts & Ideas

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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Dec 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Laurence Scott, Sarah Churchwell, Francesca Segal and Alice Kelly re-read Wharton's novel The Age of Innocence. First published in 1920, it depicts new money in 1870s New York and limited choices for women.

Francesca Segal's novel The Innocents, inspired by Edith Wharton's book, won the Costa First Novel Award in 2012. Her latest novel is Mother Ship.

Behold America by Sarah Churchwell was published last year.

Readings by Florence Roberts.

Producer: Torquil MacLeod
Released:
Dec 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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