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Thomas Hardy once said that America had two great attractions: the skyscraper and the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay. The most famous poet of the Jazz Age, Millay captivated the nation: She smoked in public, took many lovers (men and women, single and married), flouted convention... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Edna Millay: Add a description of this character.
- Norma
- Cora
- Vincent Millay
- Mcglynn
- Kathleen
- Eugen Boissevain
- George Dillon
- Edmund Wilson
- Charlie
- Arthur
- Engel
- Henry
- Clem
- Elaine
- Gene Saxton
- Harper
- Mitchell Kennerley
- Elinor Wylie
- Slocombe
- Mr. Gales
- Witter Bynner
- Earle
- John
- Max Eastman
- Cass Canfield
- Byron
- Arline
- Roberts
- Miss Mccaleb
- Margot
- Margaret Cuthbert
- Mary Kennedy
- Sheean
- Smith
- Dr. Lewis
Setting & Locations edit
- New York City
- Vassar
- Paris
- Camden
- Maine
- America
- France
- Europe
- Steepletop
- Chicago
- New England
- Germany
- Massachusetts
- Newburyport
- Ise
- Rockland
- Kingman
- Union
- London
- Mamaroneck
- Rome
- Boston
- Greenwich Village
- Georgia
- Austerlitz
- Florida
- Russia
- Japan
- Albania
- Italy
- Ohio
- China
- Budapest
- Provincetown
- Whittier
- United States
- Atlantic
- Princeton
- Dayton
- Whitehall
- Charlotte
- Barnard
- California
- Washington
- Truro
- Vienna
- Macdougal Street
First Sentence edit
Camden, with its ring of mountains rising behind the white clapboard houses facing Penobscot Bay, made the most of its view.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nancy Milford (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: U S A
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 039457589X
Page Count: 550
Publisher: Random House
Country: U S A
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 039457589X
Page Count: 550
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 811.52
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › History & Criticism
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › People, A-Z › ( M ) › Millay, Edna St. Vincent
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Books & Reading › Women Writers & Feminist Theory
- Books › Nonfiction › Women's Studies › Women Writers
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Specific Groups › Women
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Arts & Literature › Authors
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