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Media type. Print. The Buccaneers is the last novel written by Edith Wharton. The story is set in the 1870s, around the time Wharton was a young girl. It was unfinished at the time of her death in 1937 and published in that form in 1938.
Nov 8, 2023 · The Buccaneers is a period drama about five wealthy American teens who seek aristocratic husbands in London. The series is inspired by Edith Wharton's 1938 novel, which was published without an ending and later completed by another writer.
Oct 1, 1994 · Paperback – October 1, 1994. by Edith Wharton (Author), Marion Mainwaring (Author) 4.2 803 ratings. See all formats and editions. 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+!
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The Buccaneers proved to be an apt companion piece to Wharton’s most famous novel, The Age of Innocence. Set in the same time period, it focused on a group of “new money” girls who found themselves denied entry to the upper reaches of New York society.
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Jan 31, 2024 · A novel about five American girls who seek marriages to British aristocrats in the Gilded Age. The novel explores themes of social satire, love, and identity through the characters' journeys and challenges.
Oct 1, 1994 · 4.2 796 ratings. See all formats and editions. 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.
- Edith Wharton, Marion Mainwaring
About The Buccaneers. 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
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