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Summer is a novel by Edith Wharton, which was published in 1917 by Charles Scribner's Sons. While most novels by Edith Wharton dealt with New York's upper-class society, this is one of two novels by Wharton that were set in New England. Its themes include social class, the role of women in society, destructive relationships, sexual awakening and the desire of its protagonist, named Charity Royall. The novel was rather controversial for its time and is one of the less famous among her novels because of its subject matter.At the start of the novel, young Charity Royal is bored with her life in the small town of North Dormer. She was born to poor parents from "up the Mountain" who gave her up to the town's learned person, Lawyer Royall, but she still dreams of an even better and more exciting life outside of the town. She secures a job at North Dormer's library, a job that she is neglectful of, in an attempt to save up money so she could eventually leave the town and Mr. Royall's care. Mr. Royall, after losing his wife some years before, makes an inappropriate advance on Charity one night that she rebuffs but it irrevocably sours their relationship
| ISBN-13 | 9781096933915 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1096933918 |
| Weight | 0.58 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 10.00 x 8.00 x 0.21 In |
| List Price | $7.80 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 93 pages |
| Publisher | Independently published |
| Published On | 2019-05-05 |
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