Charlotte Mew and Her Friends
by Penelope Fitzgerald
ISBN: 0201088959
ISBN-13: 9780201088953
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Written as part of the Radcliffe Biography Series, this is an account of the life of Charlotte Mew, an English poet who committed suicide in 1928. A selection of Mew's poetry, edited by Fitzgerald, is included.
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"Penelope Fitzgerald handles all her material with grace and easy charm...as well as with insight."
-- American Scholar
"Ms. Fitzgerald reconstructs her sad story with grace and intelligence, while the selection of poems appended to the biography makes it clear that Mew at her best was, if not a great poet, decidedly a good one." -- Pheobe-Lou Adams
-- Atlantic Monthly
"Not least among [this] biography's virtues is a respectful restraint that keeps intrusive psychological speculations to a minimum. Fitzgerald lets the poet's story tell itself. At once genteel and rebellious, graceful and acidulous, Charlotte presents an inherently likeable figure, and the reader follows the ups and downs of her career with an easy-flowing interest." -- Brad Leithauser
-- New York Review of Books
"It is greatly to Penelope Fitzgerald's credit that she has not turned this biography into one of those ghoulish mystery stories, reserved for suicides, wherein the entire life is cast retrospectively in the shadow of the subject's death....She does not presume that she or we will get to know Charlotte Mew; only that the story be told." -- April Bernard
-- New Republic
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Published date: 1988
Publisher's Notes
An examination of the twentieth-century English poet's work and of her sad, ultimately tragic life is accompanied by a collection of Mew's poetry.
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Charlotte Mew and Her Friends
Fitzgerald, Penelope
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. Used - Very Good. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. Lebanon, Indiana, 1988. Hard Cover. Book is Very Good. D-j is Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Powell's Bookstores Chicago (United States)
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Charlotte Mew and Her Friends with a Selection of Her Poems
Fitzgerald, Penelope
Addison Wesley, 1988. EX-LIBRARY copy with card pocket and discard stamp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Ex-Library/Very Good/Ex-Library. Illus. by Photographs. ( more information) Offered by Ahab Books (United States)
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Charlotte Mew & Her Friends with a Selection of Her Poems
Fitzgerald, Penelope
Addison-Wesley. 1st printing U.S.,1988. Very Good/Good hard cover. 8vo,cloth,275pp,illus. edgewear,tears,scrapes,rubbing,small bites,small hole spine,smudges,dust jacket. shelfwear cover. clean,tight,text. bio's. ( more information) Offered by Gail Kennon Book-Comber (United States)
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Charlotte Mew And Her Friends : With A Selection Of Her Poems
Fitzgerald, Penelope
Addison-Wesley Publishing, 1988. Tan cloth. Pictorial dustjacket with mild edgewear, large chip on top of spine. Photos, notes & references, bibliography, index, 275 pp. Clean tight copy.. First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". ( more information) Offered by Fred Lowrance Books (United States)
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CHARLOTTE MEW AND HER FRIENDS
Penelope Fitzgerald
Reading, MA: Addison Wesley. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is protected in mylar.. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 276 pages . ( more information) Offered by SandyACo (United States)
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Chalotte Mew and Her Friends with a Selection of Her Poems
Penelope Fitzgerald
New York: Addison Wesley. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Cloth. 0201088959 . First edition first printing. A book of Radcliffe biography series. A biograhy of this wonderful yet nearly forgotten poet who commited suicide at the age of 59. The book contains also index and references. 275 p. Condition: dj has some tears but no part is missing.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . ( more information) Offered by neverending books (United States)
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Charlotte Mew and Her Friends with A Selection of Her Poems
Fitzgerald, Penelope; Leithauser(foreword)
Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Inc, 1988. First Printing/First Edition. hardcover with dust jacket. We ship daily! Your book is available now. 2 ISBN: 0201088959. ( more information) Offered by Snooty Literary Society (United States)
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Charlotte Mew and Her Friends
FITZGERALD, Penelope
New York: Addison-Wesley, 1988. With a selection of her poems; foreword by Brad Leithauser; black & white photos; 276pp.. ISBN: 0201088959. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/VG+. Biography. ( more information) Offered by abookshop.com (United States)
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Charlotte Mew and Her Friends, with a Selection of Her Poems (Radcliffe Biography Series)
Fitzgerald, Penelope; Leithauser (Foreword)
Reading MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1988. Scarce review copy with pub. sheet. Light normal DJ and book wear. A biography on Charlotte Mew, with some of her poetry. 276 pages.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Review Copy. ( more information) Offered by UHR Books (United States)
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Charlotte Mew and Her Friends
Fitzgerald, Penelope
Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. 1988. Hardcover with dustjacket. 8vo. First U.S. edition. Book is in near fine condition, with two lightly bumped corners. Jacket is in fine condition. A bright clean copy; includes selections of Mew's poems. With a foreword by Brad Leithauser. 275 pp. including index. ISBN 0-201-08895-9 ( more information) Offered by Warwick Books (United States)
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Charlotte Mew and Her Friends with a Selection of Her Poems (Radcliffe Biography Series)
Fitzgerald, Penelope
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.. Hardcover. 0201088959 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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