Praise for Emily J. Orlando’s annotated edition of The Decoration of Houses by Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman Jr:
“Orlando’s stunning introduction and thorough annotations showcase her deep familiarity with the text and its authors, and illuminate the book’s composition, contexts, history, and reception, as well as its enduring influence today.”—Gary Totten, editor of Memorial Boxes and Guarded Interiors: Edith Wharton and Material Culture
“An extraordinary fusion of scholarly book and practical can-do guide. It’s a must-read.”—Laura Rattray, author of Edith Wharton and Genre
“From Wharton’s distaste for the vulgar to her delight in proportion, Orlando explores the background of the writer’s early passion for beautiful living as the basis for the moral vision of her fictions.”—Dale M. Bauer, author of Edith Wharton’s Brave New Politics
“Orlando’s authoritative edition of The Decoration of Houses expertly illuminates the breadth of Edith Wharton’s knowledge of classical and renaissance architecture, late-Victorian design, and her thinking in the book about the relation between domestic space and lived experience.”—Paul Ohler, author of Edith Wharton’s Evolutionary Conception: Darwinian Allegory in Her Major Novels
