Edith Wharton's last unfinished novel is a fascinating look at five young American girls from nouveau riche families who are taken to the U.K. by their governess to find aristocratic husbands and thus overcome the snobbish disdain of old New York. Marion Mainwaring, a Wharton scholar, finished the novel using the notes and synopsis left behind by Wharton at her death. This class will focus on the novel with in class readings and discussion.