edgepedia

City life, careers, and coming of age

3 books

Erik DornBen Hecht · 1921A 1921 novel by Ben Hecht about Erik Dorn, an emotionally empty Chicago journalist and editor who observes life as a detached spectacle, living through words and surface impressions while his aging father Isaac Dorn faces the approach of death.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The Guarded HeightsWadsworth Camp · 1919A 1919 novel by Wadsworth Camp following George Morton, a young groom hired by a wealthy estate owner to accompany his daughter Sylvia on rides, as the ambitious stableman's son grows infatuated with her and dreams of rising beyond his station.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Tutors' LaneW. S. Lewis · 1922A 1922 novel by W. S. Lewis set at Woodbridge College, a small New England school, following Tom Reynolds, a young English instructor living among the faculty of Tutors' Lane. The story explores academic life and love kept decorously under control.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية