The Buccaneers A Novel
The Buccaneers A Novel by Edith Wharton is a reprint edition published by Penguin on October 1, 1994, featuring 416 pages in English. This novel, set in the 1870s, explores the lives of five wealthy American girls who are excluded from New York Society due to the newness of their families’ wealth. Encouraged by their clever governess, they travel to London, where they marry into the British aristocracy, navigating the complexities of love and societal expectations.
Readers will find a richly engaging narrative that follows the romantic journey of Nan St. George and Guy Thwarte, an American heiress and an English aristocrat. The story delves into themes of love and societal boundaries, reflecting the historical context of the Gilded Age. Marion Mainwaring has completed Wharton’s unfinished work, bringing to life a tale that resonates with both Wharton enthusiasts and fans of romantic fiction. This edition presents a unique opportunity to experience a classic that intertwines elements of fiction, literary depth, and historical context.
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Edith Wharton’s spellbinding final novel tells a story of love in the gilded age that crosses the boundaries of society—now an original series on AppleTV+!
“Brave, lively, engaging…a fairy-tale novel, miraculouly returned to life.”—The New York Times Book Review
Set in the 1870s, the same period as Wharton’s The Age of Innocence, The Buccaneers is about five wealthy American girls denied entry into New York Society because their parents’ money is too new. At the suggestion of their clever governess, the girls sail to London, where they marry lords, earls, and dukes who find their beauty charming—and their wealth extremely useful.
After Wharton’s death in 1937, The Christian Science Monitor said, “If it could have been completed, The Buccaneers would doubtless stand among the richest and most sophisticated of Wharton’s novels.” Now, with wit and imagination, Marion Mainwaring has finished the story, taking her cue from Wharton’s own synopsis. It is a novel any Wharton fan will celebrate and any romantic reader will love. This is the richly engaging story of Nan St. George and Guy Thwarte, an American heiress and an English aristocrat, whose love breaks the rules of both their societies.
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