Beecher-Stowe Descendant finally reads THE BOOK

NYT has a commentary by a descendant of Harriet Beecher Stowe in their Disunion section that is following the developments of the Civil War. link here

Edith Wharton Home faces foreclosure

The New York Times reports that "The Mount" is struggling with operational support.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/books/23moun.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

Although not her residence for the greater part of her career, it was where she authored House of Mirth