“Nathaniel P. is George Eliot. Nathaniel P. is Tolstoy.” Thus proclaimed a friend of mine in adulation of young novelist Adelle Waldman’s widely acclaimed debut, The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P ...
Ryder Kessler
Ryder Kessler is a PhD candidate in English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He focuses on British and American novels of the 19th and early 20th centuries. 
Shallow Abysses: Edith Wharton, Updated
The year 2012 marks both the 150th anniversary of Edith Wharton’s birth and the 75th anniversary of her death. It’s a fact that would appeal to the authoress: her novels are populated by characters ...