Reminiscences of Leon Edel : oral history, 1978.

Biographical Note

Author.

Scope and Contents

Immigrant parents, early life in Yorktown, Canada; recollections of student life, McGill University, 1923-1927; journalist with Montreal STAR; impressions of Paris as student journalist, 1928-1932; World War II, military intelligence unit in France; discussion of his work on Henry James; impressions of Edith Wharton, Henry James.

Subjects

• American literature--19th century.
• Authors--Interviews.
• Canada--Social life and customs.
• Edel, Leon, 1907-1997.
• France--Social life and customs--20th century.
• Interviews.
• James, Henry, 1843-1916.
• Journalism.
• Journalists--Interviews.
• McGill University.
• Morris, Berenice, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Oral histories.
• World War, 1939-1945.

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