Title: The valley of decision; a novel,
Authors: Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937; Scribner Press; Charles Scribner's Sons
Publisher: C. Scribner's sons,
Year: 1914
Subjects: Religion and politics Fiction.; Italy History Fiction.
Abstract: This novel is set in eighteenth-century Italy and focuses on the rise and conflicts of Odo Valsecca, who deals with virtually every social class of the period. Here Wharton pits folks inspired by the antireligious thoughts of Rousseau and Voltaire against the orthodox leaders of the day. This is a long and complex novel.