The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers
First edition cover (Appleton & Co.)
AuthorEdith Wharton
LanguageEnglish
GenreDrama
Set in1870s
PublisherPenguin Books
Publication date
1938
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint

The Buccaneers is the last novel written by Edith Wharton. The story is set in the 1870s, around the time Wharton was a young girl. It was unfinished at the time of her death in 1937 and published in that form in 1938. Wharton's manuscript ends with Lizzy inviting Nan to a house party, to which Guy Thwaite has also been invited. The book was published in 1938 by Penguin Books in New York.[1] After some time, Marion Mainwaring finished the novel, following Wharton's detailed outline, in 1993.[2]

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  2. ^ Steiner, Wendy (October 17, 1993). "Finishing Off Edith Wharton". The New York Times. Retrieved November 29, 2018.