EW
's letters to Morton Fullerton
(which she had asked him to destroy) surfaced only in 1980. After this R. W. B.
and Nancy Lewis
produced a scholarly edition of her letters in 1988. Those...
Instructor
Edith Wharton
In 1873 however, when Edith was nearly twelve, her parents hired a very different kind of governess. Anna Bahlmann
was the daughter of immigrants, orphaned at twelve years old, a survivor of tough times, and...
Friends, Associates
Edith Wharton
EW
nurtured a number of literary friendships, though her shyness with strangers brought her the reputation of being cold. Her former governess, Anna Bahlmann
, who worked as her secretary, remained a close and important...