The Buccaneers (Penguin Classics)

Nan and Virginia St. George have the great good luck to be born beautiful a nd wealthy - the two qualities prized above all others in 1870s New York - but the insurmountably bad luck to come from "new money." Shunned by the sn obbish guardians of Manhattan society, the lively girls still attract many admirers, but no offers of marriage from eligible men - the grail pursued d iscreetly but with single-minded intensity by all young women of polite bir th (and their mothers). Their spirited governess, Laura Testvalley, determi nes to launch these buccaneers in London society, whose impoverished aristo cracy, groaning under the burdens of massive country estates, are only too willing to trade a title for a fortune. But the earls and lords have failed to reckon with the strong wills of the buccaneers - especially exquisite N an's. She dares to hope for more than position and wealth: a genuine, endur ing love is what she craves, and she's willing to sacrifice everything she' s attained for something true and real. Edith Wharton's novel pits traditio n against vitality and change in a lushly romantic tale, observed with all her characteristic elegance and wit.

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ISBN: 014086069X

ISBN-13: 9780140860696

Publisher: Penguin Audiobooks

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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