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  • The Winthrop Covenant is a collection of nine stories, thematically related and arranged chronologically from to s.
  • These stories are arranged chronologically from to the present day and are designed to trace, by the use of fiction and dramatized history, the rise and.
  • Louis Stanton Auchincloss was an American lawyer, novelist, historian, and essayist.

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    The Winthrop Covenant

    September 6,
    Louis Auchincloss tortures me. He is an excellent writer, clear and elegant in his prose, with deep understanding of character. His subjects inhabit the apex of society - old money, old houses, venerable names, private clubs, the most prestigious prep schools where the headmaster was likely to be a relation. To a small degree, these people are insufferable; Auchincloss' view of poverty is one where Granny is stingy in doling out funds, from her crumbling Southampton mansion. And he knows the lay of this precious land - Southampton, never East Hampton. Always and only, the "right" places.

    The worst sin, and gravest epithet, is to be vulgar.

    That being said, he writes about genuine moral dilemmas, in this case a quandary that spans ages of the descendants of John Winthrop, first Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Did I mention old money?) In succeeding generations, various and sundry Winthrop offspring face the question - can humans be
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    Louis Auchincloss

    American lawyer, novelist and historian (–)

    Louis Stanton Auchincloss (; September 27, – January 26, )[1] was an American lawyer, novelist, historian, and essayist. He is best known as a novelist who parlayed his experiences into books exploring the experiences and psychology of American polite society and old money. His dry, ironic works of fiction continue the tradition of Henry James and Edith Wharton.[2][3] He wrote his novels initially under the name Andrew Lee,[4] the name of an ancestor who cursed any descendant who drank or smoked.[5]

    Early life

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    Born in Lawrence, New York, Auchincloss was the son of Priscilla Dixon (née Stanton) and namn Howland Auchincloss.[6] His brother was Howland Auchincloss and his paternal grandfather, John Winthrop Auchincloss, was the brother of Edgar Stirling Auchincloss (father of James C. Auchincloss) and Hugh Dudley Auchincloss (father of Hugh D. Au