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The Buccaneers

by Edith Whartonliterary work· published 1938

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The Buccaneers is the last novel written by Edith Wharton. The story is set in the 1870s, around the time Wharton was a young girl. It was unfinished at the time of her death in 1937 and published in that form in 1938. Wharton's manuscript ends with Lizzy inviting Nan to a house party, to which Guy Thwarte has also been invited. The book was published in 1938 by Penguin Books in New York. Marion Mainwaring finished the novel, following Wharton's detailed outline, in 1993.

Adaptations (1)

The Buccaneers was adapted into a 2023 television series.

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    The Buccaneers
    2023 · television series · IMDb ↗
    IMDb6.6

    A group of fun-loving American girls burst onto the scene in tightly corseted 1870s London, kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash. Sent to secure husbands and status, the buccaneers' hearts are set on much more than that.

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