An Ambitious Woman: A Novel

Edgar Fawcett was an American novelist and poet. His best known novels, such as Purple and Fine Linen (1873) and New York (1898),[citation needed] were satirical studies of New York high society. Fawcett also wrote a parody of the King Arthur legends entitled The New King Arthur: An Opera Without Music (1885), as well as numerous works for children, such as Short Poems for Short People (1872).