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What a Library Means to a Woman

What a Library Means to a Woman

Sheila Liming

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The library as space: self-making and social endangerment in The decoration of houses and Summer -- The library as hoard: collecting and cananicity in The house of mirth and Eline Vere -- The library as network: affinity, exchange, and the makings of authorship -- The library as tomb: monuments and memorials in Wharton's short fiction".

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OL Work ID
OL20748664W

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American literatureWharton, edith, 1862-1937Criticism and interpretationLibraryBooks and readingLibraries in literatureLibraries

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