The Education of Oscar Fairfax : A Novel
(eBook)
Author
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / Open Road Integrated Media, [1995].
Physical Desc
1 online resource (225 pages)
Status
Description
MasterClass is the streaming platform that makes it possible for anyone to watch or listen to hundreds of video lessons taught by 150+ of the world’s best.
Whether it be in business and leadership, photography, cooking, writing, acting, music, sports and more, MasterClass delivers a world class online learning experience. Video lessons are available anytime, anywhere on your smartphone, personal computer, Apple TV and FireTV streaming media players. -masterclass.com
Whether it be in business and leadership, photography, cooking, writing, acting, music, sports and more, MasterClass delivers a world class online learning experience. Video lessons are available anytime, anywhere on your smartphone, personal computer, Apple TV and FireTV streaming media players. -masterclass.com
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
More Details
Format
eBook
Language
English
ISBN
9780547756332
UPC
9780547756332
Notes
Restrictions on Access
Access limited to subscribing institutions.
Description
"In this novel by the author of Three Lives, a blue blood New York lawyer recounts his life through stories of people he has encountered along the way. Linking three generations of a Wall Street law firm, The Education of Oscar Fairfax provides a revealing portrait of the American upper classes throughout the twentieth century. The story opens in 1908, as St. Luke's Cathedral rises stone by stone on lower Broadway, and young Oscar learns a lesson in compromise from his grandfather, the bishop. Oscar's schooling continues at St. Augustine's, where he sees a schoolmaster's high ideals exposed as fantasy, and at Yale, where Oscar's literary ambitions are tempered by a brilliant but ruthless classmate who proves that "the juiciest tidbit for many a writer is the hand that fed him." As an adult, Oscar is one who profoundly affects others, whether he is subtly influencing a Supreme Court justice during the New Deal era, acting as mentor to a talented local boy in a Maine resort town, or probing the ethical dilemma that tempts his own son to resign from the family firm. "As Auchincloss charts his hero's education, he considers human nature in all its arenas, from religion to law, love, war, and art." -- Booklist "Much satisfaction is generated as Auchincloss, in his 38th book of fiction, reliably affirms his craft, depicting the maturation of character through time." -- Publishers Weekly "Auchincloss... tells the saga of the American Century as only he knows how, through a fictional memoir by someone well poised to witness the high social dimension of political events.... [A] perfect character study, all the more profound for its modesty and measure." -- Kirkus Reviews"--,Provided by Freading.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Auchincloss, L. (1995). The Education of Oscar Fairfax: A Novel . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / Open Road Integrated Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Auchincloss, Louis. 1995. The Education of Oscar Fairfax: A Novel. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / Open Road Integrated Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Auchincloss, Louis. The Education of Oscar Fairfax: A Novel Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / Open Road Integrated Media, 1995.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Auchincloss, Louis. The Education of Oscar Fairfax: A Novel Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / Open Road Integrated Media, 1995.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Grouped Work ID
01000019-99f2-9a5a-85bd-62e8f744ae9d-eng
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 01000019-99f2-9a5a-85bd-62e8f744ae9d-eng |
---|---|
Full title | education of oscar fairfax |
Author | auchincloss louis |
Grouping Category | book |
Last Update | 2023-11-21 20:05:07PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-05-21 02:02:18AM |
Book Cover Information
Image Source | coce_google_books |
---|---|
First Loaded | Apr 10, 2022 |
Last Used | May 8, 2024 |
Marc Record
First Detected | Sep 03, 2021 10:05:17 AM |
---|---|
Last File Modification Time | Feb 02, 2023 10:13:27 PM |
MARC Record
LEADER | 03092nam a22004091i 4500 | ||
---|---|---|---|
001 | frd00041123 | ||
003 | CtWfDGI | ||
005 | 20210407202530.0 | ||
006 | m o d | ||
007 | cr un ---auuuu | ||
008 | 210401t19951995xx o 000 1 eng d | ||
020 | |a 9780547756332|q (epub) | ||
024 | 3 | |a 9780547756332 | |
040 | |a CtWfDGI|b eng|e rda|c CtWfDGI | ||
043 | |a n-us-ny | ||
050 | 4 | |a PS3501.U25 | |
082 | 0 | 4 | |a 813/.54|2 23 |
100 | 1 | |a Auchincloss, Louis,|e author. | |
245 | 1 | 4 | |a The Education of Oscar Fairfax :|b A Novel /|c Louis Auchincloss. |
264 | 1 | |a [Place of publication not identified] :|b Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / Open Road Integrated Media,|c [1995] | |
264 | 4 | |c ©1995 | |
300 | |a 1 online resource (225 pages) | ||
336 | |a text|b txt|2 rdacontent | ||
337 | |a computer|b c|2 rdamedia | ||
338 | |a online resource|b cr|2 rdacarrier | ||
347 | |a text file|2 rdaft | ||
347 | |b (epub) | ||
506 | |a Access limited to subscribing institutions. | ||
520 | |a "In this novel by the author of Three Lives, a blue blood New York lawyer recounts his life through stories of people he has encountered along the way. Linking three generations of a Wall Street law firm, The Education of Oscar Fairfax provides a revealing portrait of the American upper classes throughout the twentieth century. The story opens in 1908, as St. Luke's Cathedral rises stone by stone on lower Broadway, and young Oscar learns a lesson in compromise from his grandfather, the bishop. Oscar's schooling continues at St. Augustine's, where he sees a schoolmaster's high ideals exposed as fantasy, and at Yale, where Oscar's literary ambitions are tempered by a brilliant but ruthless classmate who proves that "the juiciest tidbit for many a writer is the hand that fed him." As an adult, Oscar is one who profoundly affects others, whether he is subtly influencing a Supreme Court justice during the New Deal era, acting as mentor to a talented local boy in a Maine resort town, or probing the ethical dilemma that tempts his own son to resign from the family firm. "As Auchincloss charts his hero's education, he considers human nature in all its arenas, from religion to law, love, war, and art." -- Booklist "Much satisfaction is generated as Auchincloss, in his 38th book of fiction, reliably affirms his craft, depicting the maturation of character through time." -- Publishers Weekly "Auchincloss... tells the saga of the American Century as only he knows how, through a fictional memoir by someone well poised to witness the high social dimension of political events.... [A] perfect character study, all the more profound for its modesty and measure." -- Kirkus Reviews"--|c Provided by Freading. | ||
588 | 0 | |a Publisher metadata. | |
600 | 1 | 0 | |a Wharton, Edith,|d 1862-1937|v Fiction. |
650 | 0 | |a Upper class|v Fiction. | |
650 | 7 | |a FICTION / Literary.|2 bisacsh | |
651 | 0 | |a New York (N.Y.)|v Fiction. | |
655 | 0 | |a Legal stories. | |
655 | 0 | |a Electronic books. | |
856 | 4 | 0 | |3 Freading|u https://hchlibrary.freading.com/ebooks/details/r:download/MDAxMDE5LTU3NjA1NzQz|z Click here |