Book · 1908 · Description and travel
A Motor-Flight Through France
Why people recommend it
A Motor-Flight Through France is a travel book by Edith Wharton that chronicles her motoring journey across the French countryside. On an episode of The Book Review titled Richard Powers on ‘Bewilderment’, published on July 18, 2024, host Pamela Paul discussed this particular title during the conversation. She noted to listeners that the work was relatively brief and had its origins in a series of articles originally published in the Atlantic Monthly magazine during the early twentieth century. By bringing up the book, Paul highlighted Wharton's lesser-known non-fiction writing, drawing attention to its historical foundation and its origins in periodical literature. The mention served to introduce readers to a different facet of Wharton's literary output beyond her famous novels of manners. Paul's brief recommendation framed the work as an accessible and historically interesting travelogue for those interested in the author's observations of early twentieth-century France, rooted securely in its periodical publishing origins and presented as a concise reading option for enthusiasts of historical travel narratives and classic American literature alike.
Who recommended it
- Pamela Paul Recommended
Pamela Paul — 1 mention
“and then the other book I read was not long and it was based in fact on a series of articles in the Atlantic Monthly magazine in the early 20th century and that book is called a motor flight through France by Edith Wharton”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
- A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
- Bewilderment
- But Beautiful
- Congratulations, by the way
- Conversations With Friends
- Flowers for Algernon
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“and a motor flight through France by Edith Warden”