Mysteries of Paris
Subtitle: the quest for Morton Fullerton
By: Marion Mainwaring ; foreword by Richard Howard.
Publisher: University Press of New England
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Hanover, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 327
Subjects: Fullerton, William Morton, b. 1865; Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Relations with men; Journalists -- United States -- Biography; Americans -- France -- Paris -- History -- 20th century; Paris (France) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
Genres: Biography.; History
Description: "It has long been known that Edith Wharton had an intense love affair around 1908. For years readers assumed that it was with Walter Berry, her friend since youth, until it was revealed that her lover was not Berry but Morton Fullerton, an American living in Paris. Until now little has been known of Fullerton except that he was a Harvard graduate, a Paris correspondent for the Times of London, and a friend of Henry James.".

"In this unusual detective story, Marion Mainwaring unfolds for her readers her pursuit of Fullerton and of the people, both high and low, who were part of his checkered life in France, America, and England. Her far-flung investigations take her to slums and chateaux, to talks with counts and viscounts, concierges, engineers, sculptors, diplomats, and, in the end, to the astonishing figure of Morton Fullerton.".

"Talented, intelligent, sophisticated, and ambitious, Fullerton also proved to be egotistical and unscrupulous, a cad and a con man, but his overwhelming personal charm attracted friends and lovers of both sexes. Mysteries of Paris uncovers, one by one, the details of his career as a writer and a spy, his love affairs with Wharton and other women, his close friendship with James, and his relations with Oscar Wilde, George Santayana, Paul Verlaine, Theodore Roosevelt, and many others."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.