January Tea with TLW: A Wharton Birthday Special with Dr Paul Ohler

Edith Wharton’s Birthday TalkDr Paul Ohler on ‘Edith Wharton’s Early Short Stories’Thursday 21 January 2021 (5pm UK time) A Joint Event with the Edith Wharton Society and the Transatlantic Literary Women To begin the 2021 Tea with TLW series, and celebrate the week of Edith Wharton’s birthday, the Edith Wharton Society and the Transatlantic Literary … Continue reading January Tea with TLW: A Wharton Birthday Special with Dr Paul Ohler

TLW Book Club: The Eyes by Edith Wharton

TLW Book Club: The Eyes by Edith WhartonWednesday 21st of October5pm UK time "We had been put in the mood for ghosts that evening..." TLW Bookclub (short story edition!) is back, and this October we'll be meeting virtually to discuss a suitably spooky-themed short story from Edith Wharton.  The Eyes is a chilling tale of ghosts … Continue reading TLW Book Club: The Eyes by Edith Wharton

October Tea with TLW: Dr Paul Ohler on ‘Edith Wharton’s Early Short Stories’

**NOTICE***We are sorry to say that this Tea with TLW with Dr. Ohler has been POSTPONED. Please keep an eye on our website and Twitter for details of upcoming events. October Tea with TLWDr Paul Ohler on 'Edith Wharton's Early Short Stories'Wednesday 7th October, 5pm UK Time Please join us for our monthly tea on … Continue reading October Tea with TLW: Dr Paul Ohler on ‘Edith Wharton’s Early Short Stories’

Tea with TLW #5 – Dr Julie Olin-Ammentorp on Edith Wharton and Willa Cather

Tea with TLW #5  - Livening Up Lockdown since early May! Please join the team on Wednesday 3 June at 4PM UK time for our fifth #TeawithTLW. This week it’ll be tea, cake and friendly chat, with our very special guest- the brilliant Dr Julie Olin-Ammentorp who’ll be joining us to give a short talk … Continue reading Tea with TLW #5 – Dr Julie Olin-Ammentorp on Edith Wharton and Willa Cather

A Portrait of the Artist as an Expat: Europe in The Custom of the Country

In Saskia’s last post before the holidays, we left off with Woolf’s parting shot to Edith Wharton in her essay “American Fiction” – her accusation that Wharton was ‘obsessed with surfaces’, and that her representation of Englishness reflected a focus on the most superficial aspects of foreignness. This week, my task will be to grant Wharton … Continue reading A Portrait of the Artist as an Expat: Europe in The Custom of the Country