Fighting France From Dunkerque to Belfort

A new edition of Edith Wharton's war reportage from the First World WarEdith Wharton was one of the first woman writers to be allowed to visit the war zones in France. This resulting collection of 6 essays presents a fascinating and unique perspective on wartime France by one of America s great novelists. Written with Wharton s distinctive literary skills to advocate American intervention in the war, this little-known war text demonstrates that she was a complex and accomplished propagandist.However, these eyewitness accounts also demonstrate a troubling awareness of the human cost of war. This new critical edition aims to bring this neglected text into the field of Wharton studies, allowing critics and enthusiasts to re-evaluate her contribution as a war writer and to assess the significance of this period for her literary development.Key FeaturesThe first scholarly edition of a highly important work in Wharton s oeuvreRestores the original photographs which accompanied the textProvides extensive critical apparatus for understanding the text including a scholarly introduction and authoritative annotation in each chapterIncludes archival research in the Edith Wharton Collection at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, and the Edith Wharton Manuscripts, Firestone Library, Princeton University