The old maid
Subtitle: (The 'fifties)
By: by Edith Wharton ... decorations by E.C. Caswell.
Series: Her Old New York.; [v. 1]
Publisher: D. Appleton and Company
Published: 1924
Place of publication: New York [etc.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
Subjects: Illegitimate children -- Fiction; Mothers and daughters -- Fiction; Birthmothers -- Fiction; Single women -- Fiction; Weddings -- Fiction; Cousins -- Fiction; New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: The Old Maid is an examination of class and society in 1850's New York City. The story follows the life of Tina, a young woman caught between the mother who adopted her-- the beautiful, upstanding Delia--and her true mother, her plain, unmarried "aunt" Charlotte, who gave Tina up to provide her with a socially acceptable life. The three women live quietly together until Tina's wedding day, when Delia's and Charlotte's hidden jealousies rush to the surface.
Notes: Illustrated lining-papers.