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Described by literary critic Robert Morss Lovett as "a novelist of civilization, absorbed in the somewhat mechanical operations of civilization, absorbed in the somewhat mechanical operations of …

"Fantastic collection for Wharton fans and new readers. I think this is perfect for students." — Georgetown University Born into wealth and aristocracy, Edith Wharton …

Thousands of books on interior design have come and gone since the 1897 publication of this pioneering manual, but The Decoration of Houses remains, thanks to the insightful and inspiring advice of …

A free-spirited young American attempts to extricate herself from a failed marriage to an aristocratic Frenchman in Edith Wharton’s entertaining novella. "Madame de Treymes, " written in …

Diagnosed with typhoid fever at age of nine, Edith Wharton was beginning a long convalescence when she was given a book of ghost tales to read. Not only setting back her recovery, this reading opened …

Kate Orme is a young woman whose illusions of marital bliss are shattered when she comes face to face with the dark secret harbored by her fiance, the wealthy and deceptively ebullient Denis. Kate de …

Seven short stories from one of the most celebrated authors of the early twentieth century have been updated with an eye toward readability for modern readers. The bones of the stories are just as sh …

“In reality they all lived in a kind of hieroglyphic world, where the real thing was never said or done or even thought, but only represented by a set of arbitrary signs.” Winner of the 1921 …

Perhaps the best-known and most popular of Edith Wharton’s novels, Ethan Frome is widely considered her masterpiece. A powerful tale of passion and loss—and the wretched consequences thereof — …

‘Ethan Frome’ is considered by many to be one of Edith Wharton’s greatest literary accomplishments. Set in rural New England, ‘Ethan Frome’ is the story of its title character who marries Zenobia, a …

Set in rural New England, ‘Ethan Frome’ is the story of its title character who marries Zenobia, a nagging hypochondriac of a woman, and finds himself trapped in an unfulfilling life. When Zenobia’s …

Edith Wharton was an American novelist, poet and short story writer whose works display her mastery over the realistic fiction genre. Although she grew up in a world of refined manners and …

Edith Wharton was an American novelist, poet and short story writer whose works exhibit a mastery over the realistic fiction genre. Although she grew up in a world of refined manners and fashionable …

Edith Wharton was born in 1862 into an aristocratic New York family. Educated by the best governesses and tutors, Wharton profited from an exceptional education. She began her writing career with …

First published in 1911, “Ethan Frome” is Edith Wharton’s tale of thwarted dreams and desires set in small New England town at the turn of the 20th century. When a young engineer is on assignment in …

First serialized in 1920 in the “Pictorial Review” magazine, “The Age of Innocence” is Edith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, which depicts the bygone era of 1870s New York upper class …

Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton used her inside knowledge of upper class New York life in the early part of the 20th century as the basis for her 1905 novel, “The House of …

First published in 1913, Edith Wharton’s “The Custom of the Country” tells the story of Undine Spragg, a girl from a Midwestern town with unquenchable social aspirations. Though Undine is …

The Essential Edith Wharton Collection, all in one book:Sanctuary The Fruit of the Tree The Glimpses of the Moon The Greater Inclination The House of Mirth Ethan Frome The Age of Innocence In …

Like most Wharton novels, The House of Mirth examines the conflict between rigid social expectation and personal desire. Lily Bart is adept at playing society’s games, which expect her to achieve an …

The Age of Innocence won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize. The story is set in upper class New York City in the 1870s. The Age of Innocence centers on an upper class couple’s impending marriage, and the …

Like most Wharton novels, The House of Mirth examines the conflict between rigid social expectation and personal desire. Lily Bart is adept at playing society’s games, which expect her to achieve an …

The Age of Innocence is set in upper class New York City in the 1870s, and centers on an upper class couple’s impending marriage, and the introduction of a woman plagued by scandal whose presence …

‘A Son at the Front’ is Edith Wharton’s extremely personal novel about love, loss, and the intersection of war and art. It’s a powerful, moving portrait of empathy and loss. One of Wharton’s very …

‘A Son at the Front’ is Edith Wharton’s extremely personal novel about love, loss, and the intersection of war and art. It’s a powerful, moving portrait of empathy and loss. One of Wharton’s very …

On a January evening of the early seventies, Christine Nilsson was singing in Faust at the Academy of Music in New York. Though there was already talk of the erection, in remote metropolitan …

“Bewitched” is a short story by Edith Warton, first published in 1926 in the collection “Here and Beyond”. The stories include ghost stories, character studies and social dramas set in Brittany, New …

Ethan Frome works his unproductive farm and struggles to maintain a bearable existence with his difficult, suspicious, and hypochondriac wife, Zeena. But when Zeena’s vivacious cousin enters their …

First published in 1905, THE HOUSE OF MIRTH shocked the New York society it so deftly chronicles, portraying the moral, social and economic restraints on a woman who dared to claim the privileges of …

Ethan Frome works his unproductive farm and struggles to maintain a bearable existence with his difficult, suspicious, and hypochondriac wife, Zeena. But when Zeena’s vivacious cousin enters their …

EDITH WHARTON (1862-1937) was one of the most remarkable women of her time, and her immense commercial and critical success-most notably with her novel ‘The Age of Innocense’ (1920), which won a …

Considered by many to be her masterpiece, Edith Wharton’s second full-length work is a scathing yet personal examination of the exploits and follies of the modern upper class. As she unfolds the …

The Marne is named after the critical French battles along the Marne River during the First World War. Troy Belknap, is a wealthy American whose family is enjoying their annual summer visit to France …

First published in 1905, THE HOUSE OF MIRTH shocked the New York society it so deftly chronicles, portraying the moral, social and economic restraints on a woman who dared to claim the privileges of …

‘Summer’ is the story of the sexual awakening of the young woman, Charity Royall. Charity, the daughter of mountain moonshiners, is adopted by a poor New England family and falls for Lucius Harney, …

The great American novelist Edith Wharton (1862-1937) here gives us her colorful and textured travel memoir ‘In Morroco’ (1920). Still a deeply energized work, Wharton imbues the reader with a sense …

Edith Wharton was an American novelist, poet and short story writer whose works display a mastery over the realistic fiction genre. Although she grew up in a world of refined manners and fashionable …

‘The Age of Innocence’ is Edith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, which depicts the bygone era of 1870s New York upper class society. The novel is the story of Newland Archer, a lawyer and heir …

From New York to Europe, the apartments of the nouveau riche to ancient French estates, Edith Wharton tells the story of Undine Spragg, a girl from a Midwestern town with unquenchable social …

Edith Wharton was an American novelist, poet and short story writer whose works display her mastery over the realistic fiction genre. Although she grew up in a world of refined manners and …

‘The House of Mirth’ is Edith Wharton’s classic and tragic portrayal of Lily Bart, an intelligent New York socialite during the Victorian era, who seeks to secure a husband and a place in upper class …

Written in 1912 and set in and around London, ‘The Reef’ is a story of complex morality and its intricately woven place in society. This narrative primarily follows George Darrow and Anna Leath, a …

The first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, for her novel ‘The Age of Innocence’, Edith Wharton was discouraged by her mother from pursuing her writing at an early age. Despite this she would go on to …

Featuring an appendix of discussion questions, the Diversion Classics edition is ideal for use in book groups and classrooms. The masterpiece of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton, ETHAN …

In a society where people dreaded scandal more than disease, ” passion was a force of ruin. Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence is set amidst the pre-World War I …

Like most Wharton novels, The House of Mirth examines the conflict between rigid social expectation and personal desire. Lily Bart is adept at playing society’s games, which expect her to achieve an …

Featuring an appendix of discussion questions, the Diversion Classics edition is ideal for use in book groups and classrooms. Thrilled by his engagement to the beautiful May Welland, Newland …

Featuring an appendix of discussion questions, the Diversion Classics edition is ideal for use in book groups and classrooms. In this novel of manners, Lily Bart’s life is changed forever when …

A newly rich American couple buy an ancient manor house in England, where they hope to live out their days in solitude. One day, when the couple are gazing out at their grounds, they spy a mysterious …

Nick Lansing and Susy Branch are young, attractive, but impoverished New Yorkers. They are in love and decide to marry, but realise their chances of happiness are slim without the wealth and society …

The House of Mirth tells the story of Lily Bart, a woman who is torn between her desire for luxurious living and a relationship based on mutual respect and love. She sabotages all her possible …

Wharton’s finest work which won her the Pulitzer Prize for literature. It tells a story of 19th century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her …

A classic of American Literature and a powerful story taking place against the cold, gray, bleakness of a New England winter. Ethan Frome is trying to run a farm while also tending to his frigid, …

The best of ghost stories from Edith Wharton, including: The Bolted Door, His Father’s Son, The Daunt Diana, The Debt, Full Circle, The Legend, The Eyes, The Blond Beast, Afterward, The …

Charity Royall is eighteen, bored with life in the small town of North Dormer. While working at the library, Charity meets visiting architect Lucius Harney and they become friends. Will their growing …

Nick Lansing and Susy Branch form an alliance of convenience. They have the right connections but always short of money. They decide to spend a year or so sponging off their wealthy friends, …

The Bunner sisters were proud of the neatness of their shop and content with its humble prosperity. It was not what they had once imagined it would be, but though it presented but a shrunken image of …

In “Tales of Men and Ghosts” Edith Wharton spins ten tales with a certain “thermometrical” quality. That is: the ability to “send a cold shiver down one’s spine.” This is a collection of stories …

Scharfsinnig nimmt hier die »grand old lady« Edith Wharton die amerikanische High-Society in Europa aufs Korn. Susy und Nick Lansing, beide ebenso unternehmungslustig wie brillant auf dem …

Eine großartige, von einer Tragödie überschattete Liebesgeschichte voller Schlichtheit und Schönheit – ein amerikanischer Klassiker der Pulitzer-Preisträgerin und Autorin von ‘Zeit der Unschuld’ …

Eine Geschichte von Liebe, Leidenschaft und Entsagung vor dem Hintergrund der morbiden New Yorker Gesellschaft – in den 1870er Jahren – einer der großen Klassiker der amerikanischen Literatur der …

Die beklemmend schöne Liebesgeschichte eines einfachen Mädchens vom Lande und eines gebildeten Städters, die an den gesellschaftlichen Konventionen zerbricht – ein amerikanischer Klassiker der …

»Sie hatte alles, was sie wollte, aber manchmal hatte sie das Gefühl, dass es noch Dinge gab, die sie vielleicht würde haben wollen, wenn sie von ihnen wüsste« Undine Spragg ist genauso skrupellos …

Edith Wharton, nee Edith Newbold Jones, (born January 24, 1862, New York, New York, U.S.died August 11, 1937, Saint-Brice-sous-Fort, near Paris, France), American author best known for her stories …

Einfühlsamer Entwicklungsroman über das Heranwachsen eines jungen Mannes zum Schriftsteller Wie hoch darf der Preis für einen Lebenstraum sein? Und wie bleibt man sich auf dem Weg dorthin treu? I …

Vergnügliche Satire auf die Luxusprobleme der oberen Zehntausend von New York Das New York der Roaring Twenties ist Schauplatz von Edith Whartons bösestem Roman. Klarsichtig und zum Schreien komi …

Geld oder Liebe, Leidenschaft oder Pflicht? Der ehrgeizige New Yorker Anwalt Newland Archer muss sich entscheiden: Will er sein Leben mit May teilen, einer jungen Frau aus gutem Hause und wie …

The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton’s 12th novel, initially serialized in four parts in the Pictorial Review magazine in 1920, and later released by D. Appleton and Company as a book in New York …

The House of Mirth is the fourth novel by Edith Wharton. First published in 1905, the novel is Wharton’s first important work of fiction. It sold 140, 000 copies between October and the end of …

Set against the bleak winter landscape of New England, Ethan Frome tells the story of a poor farmer, lonely and downtrodden, his wife Zeena, and her cousin, the enchanting Mattie Silver. In the …

Ethan Frome is a novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton. Ethan Frome is set in a fictional New England town named Starkfield, where an unnamed narrator tells the story of …

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The Age of Innocence centers on an upper-class couple’s impending marriage, and the introduction of a woman plagued by …

House of Mirth is written in the style of a novel of manners, set against the backdrop of the 1890s New York aristocracy, it is considered American literary naturalism. Wharton places her tragic …

I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story.If you know Starkfield, Massachusetts, you know the post-office. If you …

The Age of Innocence: Illustrated by Edith Wharton was first published in 1920, which won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize. Edith Wharton (1862–1937) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short …

The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton – Part 1 libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and …

libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular …

Madame De Treymes by Edith Wharton libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular …

Im Herbst 1917 reiste Edith Wharton auf Einladung des französischen Generalresidenten durch Marokko. Kurz vor Ausbruch der Regenzeit sehen wir die erfolgreiche Roman- und Reiseschriftstellerin eilig, …

In dem freudlosen, abgeschiedenen Ort Starkfield in Neuengland, der die meiste Zeit des Jahres im Schnee versinkt, sind auch die Gefühle der Menschen zu Eis erstarrt. Die Pulitzerpreisträgerin Edith …

Mrs. Wharton’s story is the simple one of John Campton, the great American painter, whose only son, born in France, is subject to military service. The father, his divorced wife, and her banking …

Als er zufällig eine Anzeige im Spectator liest, erkennt Stephen Glennard darin den Weg, ein neues Leben zu beginnen und die Hand der schönen Alexa Trent zu gewinnen. In seinem Besitz befindet sich …

This comprehensive e Book presents the complete works or all the significant works – the Œuvre – of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook – 9770 pages easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • …

Ethan Frome is a novella by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton. It is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. The novel was adapted into a film, Ethan Frome, in …

The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton’s twelfth novel, initially serialized in four parts in the Pictorial Review magazine in 1920, and later released by D. Appleton and Company as a book in New York …

The House of Mirth, a novel by Edith Wharton (1862–1937), tells the story of Lily Bart, a well-born but impoverished woman belonging to New York City’s high society around the turn of the last …

It rose for them—their honey-moon—over the waters of a lake so famed as the scene of romantic raptures that they were rather proud of not having been afraid to choose it as the setting of their own. …

EDITH WHARTON (1862-1937) was one of the most remarkable women of her time, and her immense commercial and critical success-most notably with her novel ‘The Age of Innocense’ (1920), which won a …

Charlie Durand, Professor of Romance Languages in a western University, had been spending the first weeks of a hard-earned Sabbatical holiday in wandering through Flanders and Belgium, and on the …

Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton’s masterful portrait of desire and betrayal during the sumptuous Golden Age of Old New York, a time when society people …

Ethan Frome is a novel published in 1911 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton. It is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts.Ethan Frome is set in a fictional …

Selden paused in surprise. In the afternoon rush of the Grand Central Station his eyes had been refreshed by the sight of Miss Lily Bart. Das E-Book The House of Mirth wird angeboten von und wurde …

The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton’s twelfth novel, initially serialized in four parts in the Pictorial Review magazine in 1920, and later released by D. Appleton and Company as a book in New York …

The Custom of the Country is a 1913 novel by Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City …

American novelist, short story writer, and designer.Wharton was friend and confidante to many gifted intellectuals of her time: Henry James, Sinclair Lewis, Jean Cocteau and André Gide were all …

American novelist, short story writer, and designer.Wharton was friend and confidante to many gifted intellectuals of her time: Henry James, Sinclair Lewis, Jean Cocteau and André Gide were all …

American novelist, short story writer, and designer.Wharton was friend and confidante to many gifted intellectuals of her time: Henry James, Sinclair Lewis, Jean Cocteau and André Gide were all …

The House of Mirth (1905), by Edith Wharton, is the story of Lily Bart, a well-born, but penniless woman of the high society of New York City, who was raised and educated to become wife to a rich …

American novelist, short story writer, and designer.Wharton was friend and confidante to many gifted intellectuals of her time: Henry James, Sinclair Lewis, Jean Cocteau and André Gide were all …

Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930. Wharton combined her …

American novelist, short story writer, and designer.Wharton was friend and confidante to many gifted intellectuals of her time: Henry James, Sinclair Lewis, Jean Cocteau and André Gide were all …

Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930.[1] Wharton combined her …

American novelist, short story writer, and designer.Wharton was friend and confidante to many gifted intellectuals of her time: Henry James, Sinclair Lewis, Jean Cocteau and André Gide were all …

American novelist, short story writer, and designer.Wharton was friend and confidante to many gifted intellectuals of her time: Henry James, Sinclair Lewis, Jean Cocteau and André Gide were all …

American novelist, short story writer, and designer.Wharton was friend and confidante to many gifted intellectuals of her time: Henry James, Sinclair Lewis, Jean Cocteau and André Gide were all …

American novelist, short story writer, and designer.Wharton was friend and confidante to many gifted intellectuals of her time: Henry James, Sinclair Lewis, Jean Cocteau and André Gide were all …

American novelist, short story writer, and designer.Wharton was friend and confidante to many gifted intellectuals of her time: Henry James, Sinclair Lewis, Jean Cocteau and André Gide were all …

American novelist, short story writer, and designer.Wharton was friend and confidante to many gifted intellectuals of her time: Henry James, Sinclair Lewis, Jean Cocteau and André Gide were all …

A girl came out of lawyer Royall’s house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.It was the beginning of a June afternoon. The springlike transparent sky shed a rain …

A two day’s struggle over the treacherous trails in a well-intentioned but short-winded ‘flivver’, and a ride of two more on a hired mount of unamiable temper, had disposed young Medford, of the …

This ebook contains the complete works of Edith Wharton: 22 novels and novellas, 11 story collections with 85 stories, 2 collections of poetry, and 9 non-fiction books. The collection is sorted …

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1932 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘The Gods Arrive’ is a sequel to ‘Hudson River Bracketed’ in …

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1929 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘Hudson River Bracketed’ is a novel about a brilliant woman, …

The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton’s twelfth novel, initially serialized in four parts in the Pictorial Review magazine in 1920, and later released by D. Appleton and Company as a book in New York …

The House of Mirth (1905), a novel by Edith Wharton (1862–1937), tells the story of Lily Bart, a well-born but impoverished woman belonging to New York City’s high society around the turn of the last …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century. Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America. This edition of The …

Ethan Frome is a novel published in 1911 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton and was adapted into a film, Ethan Frome, in 1993.The novel is set in the fictional New England …

I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story.If you know Starkfield, Massachusetts, you know the post-office. If you …

On a January evening of the early seventies, Christine Nilsson was singing in Faust at the Academy of Music in New York.Though there was already talk of the erection, in remote metropolitan distances …

‘Undine Spragg—how can you?’ her mother wailed, raising a prematurely-wrinkled hand heavy with rings to defend the note which a languid ‘bell-boy’ had just brought in.But her defence was as feeble as …

Summer is a novel by Edith Wharton published in 1917.The story is one of only two novels to be set in New England by Wharton, who was best known for her portrayals of upper-class New York society. …

The Custom of the Country is a 1913 novel by Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City …

The Reef is a 1912 novel by American writer Edith Wharton. It concerns a romance between a widow and her former lover.The novel takes place in Paris and rural France, but primarily features American …

Edith Wharton’s Bunner Sisters takes place in New York, 1916, where hard times have fallen upon two sisters who run a shabby little dressmaker’s shop adjacent to their dwelling.The younger sister, …

A bestseller when it was first published, The Children is a comic, bittersweet novel about the misadventures of a bachelor and a band of precocious children. The seven Wheater children, stepbrothers …

Edith Wharton’s ‘Madame de Treymes’ is a remarkable example of the form. It is the story of the tactical defeat but moral victory of an honest and upstanding American in his struggle to win a wife …

As her marriage to an eminent and wealthy bachelor approaches, Kate Orme should feel nothing but bliss. But when she learns of Denis’s guilty secret, she becomes painfully aware of her fiancé’s …

Wharton combined her insider’s view of America’s privileged classes with a brilliant, natural wit to write humorous, incisive novels and short stories of social and psychological insight. Wharton’s …

Set in the posh milieu that Wharton knew so intimately, The Glimpses of the Moon is a sweeping portrait of a couple caught up in the trappings of privilege — and driven by a reckless, all-consuming …

The story of a young man who scorns the love of a tortured novelist, only to have her words come back to haunt him from the dead, The Touchstone shows off the skills Wharton became famous for in …

The Age of Innocence centers on one society couple's impending marriage and the introduction of a scandalous woman whose presence threatens their happiness. Though the novel questions the …

Ethan Frome es una novela que fue publicada en 1911 por la estadounidense ganadora del Premio Pulitzer Edith Wharton. Narra la vida del personaje del mismo nombre. En 1993 se hizo una …

Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930.[1] Wharton combined her …

IN the surgical ward of the Hope Hospital at Hanaford, a nurse was bending over a young man whose bandaged right hand and arm lay stretched along the bed. His head stirred uneasily, and slipping her …

The village lay under two feet of snow, with drifts at the windy corners. In a sky of iron the points of the Dipper hung like icicles and Orion flashed his cold fires. The moon had set, but the night …

The Age of Innocenceis author Edith Wharton’s 12th novel. It won the1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, making it the first novel written by a woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and thus Whart …

This book is a must-read for any classics enthusiast, as it was written by Pulitzer Price winning authoress Edith Wharton – who also wrote The Age of Innocence.  Edith Wharton’s masterpiece ‘E …

In Ethan Frome volgen we de levens van een aantal mensen in een klein dorpje op het platteland van New England aan het begin van de twintigste eeuw. De verteller is voor zaken in het dorp en raakt …

The age of the innocent, by Edith Wharton, a book published in 1920, tells the story of Newland Archer. Set in New York in 1870, the story tells of Archer and his marriage to May Welland. But there’s …

The Greatest Books of All Time Vol. 6 contains the following 10 Masterpieces : Dracula - Bram Stoker Kim - Rudyard Kipling New Grub Street - George Gissing Sister Ca …

The Custom of the Country  is a 1913 novel by Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society. with HTML Table Of …

Ethan Frome  is a novella published in 1911 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton. It is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield,  Massachusetts. Ethan From …

Edith Wharton firma una novela magistral, que explota la que fuera una de sus obsesiones recurrentes: las opciones de la mujer de su tiempo y estatus en la vida …

Though it is an exaggeration to say that there are no flowers in Italian gardens, yet to enjoy and appreciate the Italian garden-craft one must always bear in mind that it is independent of …

Traduzione e commenti a cura di Loredana de Michelis. Ne ‘Il vizio della lettura’ di Edith Wharton, articolo scritto per North American Review nel 1903, la comunicazione con il lettore si sviluppa …

Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930. Wharton combined her …

The Custom of the Country is a 1913 novel by Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City …

Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930. Wharton combined her …

Ethan Frome es una novela que fue publicada en 1911 por la estadounidense ganadora del Premio Pulitzer Edith Wharton. Narra la vida del personaje del mismo nombre. En 1993 se hizo una adaptación …

The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton’s twelfth novel, initially serialized in four parts in the Pictorial Review magazine in 1920, and later released by D. Appleton and Company as a book in New York …

Edith Wharton firma una novela magistral, que explota la que fuera una de sus obsesiones recurrentes: las opciones de la mujer de su tiempo y estatus en la vida …

Edith Wharton firma una novela magistral, que explota la que fuera una de sus obsesiones recurrentes: las opciones de la mujer de su tiempo y estatus en la vida …

On a January evening of the early seventies, Christine Nilsson was singing in Faust at the Academy of Music in New York. Though there was already talk of the erection, in remote metropolitan …

Edith Wharton  was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist,  short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, …

Edith Wharton  (born  Edith Newbold Jones ; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist,  short story writer, and designer. …

The House of Mirth is a classic novel by one of the worlds greatest authors of all time. Das E-Book wird angeboten von und wurde mit folgenden Begriffen kategorisiert: …

The Custom of the Country is a classic novel by one of the worlds greatest authors. Das E-Book wird angeboten von und wurde mit folgenden Begriffen kategorisiert: …

The Age of Innocence centers on one society couple's impending marriage and the introduction of a scandalous woman whose presence threatens their happiness. Though the novel questions the …

The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton’s twelfth novel, initially serialized in four parts in the Pictorial Review magazine in 1920, and later released by D. Appleton and Company as a book in New York …

A collection of short stories including: The Bolted Door; His Father’s Son; The Daunt Diana; The Debt; Full Circle; The Legend; The Eyes; The Blond Beast; Afterward; and, The …

The Age of Innocence centers on one society couple's impending marriage and the introduction of a scandalous woman whose presence threatens their happiness. Though the novel questions the …

The House of Mirth (1905), by Edith Wharton, is a novel about New York socialite Lily Bart attempting to secure a husband and a place in rich society. It is one of the first novels of manners in …

Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, ‘The Age of Innocence’ is Edith Wharton’s masterful portrait of desire and betrayal during the sumptuous Golden Age of Old New York. This is Newland Archer’s …

‘Ethan Frome’ is a novel published in 1911 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton. It is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. The novel was adapted into a …

A collection of short stories including: The Bolted Door; His Father’s Son; The Daunt Diana; The Debt; Full Circle; The Legend; The Eyes; The Blond Beast; Afterward; and, The …

In the fictional New England town of Starkfield, an unnamed narrator is forced to stay at the home of Ethan Frome during a winter storm. He relates his encounter with Frome, ‘the most striking figure …

The age of the innocent, by Edith Wharton, a book published in 1920, tells the story of Newland Archer. Set in New York in 1870, the story tells of Archer and his marriage to May Welland. But …

Edith Wharton (born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton combined an insider’s view of American aristocracy …

Contents:NOVELS.  Fast and Loose.  The Touchstone.  The Valley of Decision.  Sanctuary.  The House of Mirth.  Madame de Treymes.  Fruit of the Tree.  Ethan Frome.  The Reef.  The Custom of the …

Italian Backgrounds written by American novelist, short story writer, and designer Edith Wharton. Published in 1905. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in …

The Glimpses of the Moon is a classic novel by Edith …

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Summer is a classic by Edith …

The Custom of the Country is a classic by Edith …

Ethan Frome is a classic by Edith …

In the fictional New England town of Starkfield, an unnamed narrator is forced to stay at the home of Ethan Frome during a winter storm. He relates his encounter with Frome, ‘the most striking figure …

The Age of Innocence is an intimate portrayal of East Coast American society in the 19th century–and the human lives that came into conflict with it. Newland Archer is heir to one of New York City’s …

Tales of Men and Ghosts by Edith Wharton is a book composed of ten short stories: The Bolted Door, His Father’s Son, The Daunt Diana, The Debt, Full Circle, The Legend, The Eyes, The Blond Beast, …

The age of the innocent, by Edith Wharton, a book published in 1920, tells the story of Newland Archer. Set in New York in 1870, the story tells of Archer and his marriage to May Welland. But there’s …

The age of the innocent, by Edith Wharton, a book published in 1920, tells the story of Newland Archer. Set in New York in 1870, the story tells of Archer and his marriage to May Welland. But there’s …

Tales of Men and Ghosts by Edith Wharton is a book composed of ten short stories: The Bolted Door, His Father’s Son, The Daunt Diana, The Debt, Full Circle, The Legend, The Eyes, The Blond Beast, …

Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize,  The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton’s masterful portrait of desire and betrayal during the sumptuous Golden Age of Old New York, a time when society people …

First published in 1905, THE HOUSE OF MIRTH shocked the New York society it so deftly chronicles, portraying the moral, social and economic restraints on a woman who dared to claim the privileges of …

A Motor-Flight Through France written by Edith Wharton who was an American novelist,  short storywriter, and designer. This book was published in 1908. And now republish in ebook format. We believe …

Best Authors –  Best Stories ——————————————- The Best Short Stories – 4 AUTHORS Mark Twain , Louisa May Alcott , Laura E. Richards , T.S. …

First published in 1905, THE HOUSE OF MIRTH shocked the New York society it so deftly chronicles, portraying the moral, social and economic restraints on a woman who dared to claim the privileges of …

Nous sommes au XIX è siécle à Starkfield, un village perdu dans la partie montagneuse du Massachusetts. C’est là que, Ethan Frome, homme de 52a lourdement handicapé suite à un terrible accident, …

French Ways and Their Meaning written by Edith Wharton who  was an American novelist,  short storywriter, and designer. This book was published in 1919. And now republish in ebook format. We believe …

Edith Wharton combined an insider's view of American aristocracy with a powerful prose style. Her novels and short stories realistically portrayed the lives and morals of the late nineteenth …

The Triumph of Night written by Edith Wharton who was an American novelist,  short storywriter, and designer. This book was published in 1916. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work …

Bunner Sisters written by Edith Wharton who was an American novelist,  short storywriter, and designer. This book was published in 1916. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is …

Though best remembered for her novels The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton’s 1912 novel The Reef ranks among her most critically acclaimed works. The book offers a piercingly …

Halston Merrick, a once vibrant and adventurous young man, has settled into a mundane life of conformity in his middle years. Upon meeting up with an old friend after a twelve year absence, Merrick …

Life at Pontesordo was in truth not very pleasant for an ardent and sensitive little boy of nine, whose remote connection with the reigning line of Pianura did not preserve him from wearing torn …

Wharton’s first (1899) published collection of short stories ranges from light humor, social commentary, deception, and travel, to the darkly Gothic. Includes “The Muse’s Tragedy, ‘ “A Journey, ‘ …

In the title story, the “hermit’ is a boy who witnessed the murder of his parents and sister. The trauma has shaped his life, but a new neighbor—the “wild woman’—is about to change his outlook. …

The best of ghost stories from Edith Wharton, including: The Bolted Door, His Father’s Son, The Daunt Diana, The Debt, Full Circle, The Legend, The Eyes, The Blond Beast, Afterward, The …

Can’t get enough of the Gilded Age fast talkers, débutantes, and social climbers who populate Edith Wharton’s exquisitely wrought novels? Fans of The House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence will love …

The Age of Innocence is an intimate portrayal of East Coast American society in the 19th century–and the human lives that came into conflict with it. Newland Archer is heir to one of New York City’s …

In novels like The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton demonstrated a remarkable talent for exposing the dark underbelly of American high society. In Sanctuary, the tale of doomed …

A young girl from a rural New England town longs to escape her small community, but is unable to move beyond social restrictions and her own weaknesses of character. She meets a man by chance, who …

Summer is a novel by Edith Wharton published in 1917 by Charles Scribner’s Sons. The story is one of only two novels to be set in New England by Wharton, who was best known for her portrayals of …

Fanny de Malrive, an American living in Paris, is trapped in a loveless marriage. She wants nothing more than to divorce her estranged husband and marry her childhood friend John Durham. But even if …

In the fictional New England town of Starkfield, an unnamed narrator is forced to stay at the home of Ethan Frome during a winter storm. He relates his encounter with Frome, ‘the most striking figure …

The Reef is a 1912 novel by American writer Edith Wharton. It was published by D. Appleton & Company. It concerns a romance between a widow and her former lover. The novel takes place in Paris and …

Famous Fiction story. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the …

Edith Wharton’s Coming Home is a short story of seven chapters that centers around the life of a French man named Jean de Réchamp during the war. The story is narrated in the first-personal pronoun …

American novelist and designer Edith Wharton traveled to Morocco after the end of World War I. Morocco is her account of her time there as the guest of General Hubert Lyautey. Her account praises …

The House of Mirth is an uncompromising depiction of 19th-century New York society. Lily Bart is a society lady who is unwilling to marry for love, but equally unwilling to marry as society dictates. …

Published in 1905, The House of Mirth was the first widely recognized work by American author Edith Wharton. It tells the story of young socialite Lily Bart struggling to find her place among the …

The Descent of Man; The Other Two; Expiation; The Lady’s Maid’s Bell; The Mission of Jane; The Reckoning; The Letter; The Dilettante; The Quicksand; A Venetian Night’s …

The Bunner sisters were proud of the neatness of their shop and content with its humble prosperity. It was not what they had once imagined it would be, but though it presented but a shrunken image of …

Brimming with romance and important social questions, Edith Wharton’s novel The Fruit of the Tree offers something for everyone. The story expertly weaves themes of workers’ rights, medical ethics, …

Mrs. Ballinger is one of the ladies who pursue Culture in bands, as though it were dangerous to meet alone. To this end she had founded the Lunch Club, an association composed of herself and several …

Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton’s masterful portrait of desire and betrayal during the sumptuous Golden Age of Old New York, a time when society people …

From the author that penned beloved literary classics such as The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth comes The Glimpses of the Moon, the surprisingly funny tale of an unlikely romance that …

‘Bunner Sisters, ‘ written in 1892 but not published until 1916 in Xingu and Other Stories, takes place in a shabby neighborhood in New York City. The two Bunner sisters, Ann Eliza the elder, and …

The Touchstone is a novel, written by Edith Wharton in 1905; it was the first of her many stories describing life in old New York. Stephen Glennard, the novel’s protagonist, is suddenly …

The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton by Edith Wharton ‘You ought to buy it, ‘ said my host; ‘it’s just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you. And it would be rather worth while to own …

In the summer of 1914, John Campton, divorced American painter who lives in Paris, is expecting the arrival of his son George and plans to spend a month traveling with him. However, the war breaks …

Edith Wharton born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in …

The Age of Innocence is a 1920 novel by American author Edith Wharton. It was her twelfth novel, and was initially serialized in 1920 in four parts, in the magazine Pictorial Review. Later that year, …

Ethan Frome is a 1911 book by American author Edith Wharton. It is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. The novel was adapted into a film, Ethan Frome, in 1993.  Ethan Frome is a …

This is a romance set among the wealthy residing in Europe. Two Americans without money but desiring the life of the rich make a deal–they will get married and live off the wedding gifts for a year. …

Edith Wharton born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in …

A bestseller when it was originally published nearly a century ago, Wharton's first literary success was set amid the previously unexplored territory of fashionable, turn-of-the-century New York …

La edad de la inocencia (título original inglés: The Age of Innocence) es una novela de Edith Wharton publicada en 1920 y que fue galardonada en 1921 con el Premio Pulitzer. La acción de la novela …

Wharton's antiwar masterpiece, now once again available, probes the devastation of World War I on the home front. Interweaving her own experiences of the Great War with themes of parental and …

A Son at the Front written by Edith Wharton who was an American novelist, short storywriter, playwright, and designer. This book was published in 1919. And now republish in ebook format. We believe …

Ethan Frome written by Edith Wharton who was an American novelist, short storywriter, playwright, and designer. This book was published in 1911. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this …

The Custom of the Country written by Edith Wharton who was an American novelist, short storywriter, playwright, and designer. This book was published in 1913. And now republish in ebook format. We …

Burdened by poverty and spiritually dulled by a loveless marriage to Zeena, his older and ailing wife, Ethan Frome is emotionally stirred by the arrival of their youthful cousin, Mattie Silver, who …

Edith Wharton born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel …

AFTERWARD January 1910 I "Oh, there IS one, of course, but you'll never know it." The assertion, laughingly flung out six months earlier in a bright June garden, came back …

I. On a January evening of the early seventies, Christine Nilsson was singing in Faust at the Academy of Music in New York. Though there was already talk of the erection, in remote metropolitan …

‘Summer’ was written in what Edith Wharton described as ‘a high pitch of creative joy’ in 1917, and was first published by D. Appleton later the same year. Wharton regarded it as a twin piece to her …

‘Ethan Frome’ is an American novella written by Edith Wharton in 1911. Wharton based some of the plot on a news story about young people dying in a sledding accident. The novel employs a few …

‘Twilight Sleep’ is Edith Wharton’s superb satirical novel of the Jazz Age, a critically praised best-seller when it was first published in 1927.  Sex, drugs, work, money, infatuation with …

Edith Wharton´s ‘The House of Mirth’ was first published in 1905. The novel shocked the New York society it so deftly chronicles, portraying the moral, social and economic restraints on a woman who …

With this intensely moving short novel, Edith Wharton set out 'to draw life as it really was' in the lonely villages and desolate farms of the harsh New England mountains. Through the eyes of …

Introduzione di Tommaso Pisanti Traduzione di Pietro Negri Edizione integrale Rilanciato dal successo del film con Michelle Pfeiffer e Daniel Day Lewis, L’età dell’innocenza è un mirabile …

POE, Le avventure di Gordon Pym HAWTHORNE, La lettera scarlatta MELVILLE, Moby Dick H. JAMES, Giro di vite LONDON, Il richiamo della foresta WHARTON, L’età dell’innocenza FITZGERALD, Il …

Archer, già fidanzato con May, s’innamora profondamente di Ellen, moglie separata di un corrotto conte polacco. Ellen è una donna che ha deciso di vivere libera e non viene accettata in una società …

Selden paused in surprise. In the afternoon rush of the Grand Central Station his eyes had been refreshed by the sight of Miss Lily Bart.It was a Monday in early September, and he was returning to …

Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930.[1] Wharton combined her …

Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930.[1] Wharton combined her …

Edith Wharton (/ˈiːdɪθ ˈhwɔrtən/; born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for …

Edith Wharton (/ˈiːdɪθ ˈhwɔrtən/; born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for …

«The Age of Innocence» tells the story of a forthcoming society wedding, and the threat to the happy couple from the appearance in their midst of an exotic and beautiful femme fatale, a cousin of the …

IT rose for them—their honey-moon—over the waters of a lake so famed as the scene of romantic raptures that they were rather proud of not having been afraid to choose it as the setting of their …

The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton’s twelfth novel, initially serialized in four parts in the Pictorial Review magazine in 1920, and later released by D. Appleton and Company as a book in New York …

Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930. Wharton combined her …

The Custom of the Country is a 1913 novel by Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City …

Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930.[1] Wharton combined her …

Edith Wharton born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in …

The Gods Arrive continues the story of Vance Weston and Halo Spear Tarrant of Hudson River Bracketed. At the end of Hudson River Bracketed, Vance's wife Laura Lou has died and Halo, although …

Galardonada en 1921 con el Premio Pulitzer. La acción de la novela transcurre en la alta sociedad neoyorquina de la década de 1870.Un joven abogado a punto de casarse, se siente atraído por la …

Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist,  short storywriter, playwright, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider’s knowledge of the upper class New York …

The Age of Innocence won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, making it the first novel written by a woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and thus Wharton the first woman to win the prize.The …

Una delle figure più importanti della letteratura americana dei primi del Novecento è la scrittrice newyorchese Edith Wharton (1862-1937), che fu autrice non solo di una serie di romanzi – i più …

Tre racconti di fantasmi della scrittrice Edith Wharton, una delle voci più importanti della letteratura americana d’inizio Novecento. Ne “Il dito ispiratore”, un vedovo è ossessionato dal ritratto …

Scritto a Parigi fra il 1918 e il 1922, "A Son at the Front" è certamente un capolavoro dimenticato, rimasto finora inedito in Italia. È un grande romanzo sulla Prima guerra …

ETHAN FROME is a novel published in 1911 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton. It is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. The novel was adapted into a film, …

I In the days when New York's traffic moved at the pace of the drooping horse-car, when society applauded Christine Nilsson at the Academy of Music and basked in the sunsets of the Hudson …

I A girl came out of lawyer Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep. It was the beginning of a June afternoon. The springlike transparent sky …

I "You ought to buy it, " said my host; "it's just the place for a solitary-minded devil like you. And it would be rather worth while to own the most romantic house in Brittany. …

Chapter 1 Selden paused in surprise. In the afternoon rush of the Grand Central Station his eyes had been refreshed by the sight of Miss Lily Bart. It was a Monday in early September, and he …

PART I I IT rose for them—their honey-moon—over the waters of a lake so famed as the scene of romantic raptures that they were rather proud of not having been afraid to choose it as …

Ethan Frome est une des rares œuvres de Wharton se déroulant en milieu rural. Dans son introduction au roman, écrite pour l’édition de 1922, Edith Wharton parle des « affleurements de granit » de la …

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Extrait: Un remous plus vif décoiffa subitement un jeune homme qui passait par là, fit …

Harper Collins is proud to present a range of best-loved, essential classics.’I want – I want somehow to get away with you into a world where words like that – categories like that – won’t exist. …

Harper Collins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.’He looked at her hair and longed to touch it again, and to tell her that it smelt of the woods; but he had …

Harper Collins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.’Do you remember what you said to me once? That you could help me only by loving me? Well-you did love me for …

The Age of Innocence is the haunting story of the struggle between love and duty in Gilded Age New York told through the eyes of Newland Archer and his betrothed, May Welland. A young lawyer on the …

‘Can’t you see that I don’t care what anybody says?’Charity Royall lives in the small New England village of North Dormer. Born among outcasts from the Mountain beyond, she is rescued by lawyer …

‘Can’t you see that I don’t care what anybody says?’Charity Royall lives in the small New England village of North Dormer. Born among outcasts from the Mountain beyond, she is rescued by lawyer …

‘They lived in a kind of hieroglyphic world, where the real thing was never said or done or even thought, but only represented by a set of arbitrary signs.’Edith Wharton’s most famous novel, written …

‘They lived in a kind of hieroglyphic world, where the real thing was never said or done or even thought, but only represented by a set of arbitrary signs.’Edith Wharton’s most famous novel, written …

`It was not so much his great height that marked him … it was the careless powerful look that he had, in spite of a lameness checking each step like the jerk of a chain.’Set against the bleak …

Since its publication in 1905 The House of Mirth has commanded attention for the sharpness of Wharton’s observations and the power of her style. Its heroine, Lily Bart, is beautiful, poor, and …

Edith Wharton’s satiric anatomy of American society in the first decade of the twentieth century appeared in 1913; it both appalled and fascinated its first reviewers, and established her as a major …

A level 5 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West. Into the narrow social world of New York in the 1870s comes Countess Ellen Olenska, surrounded by …

A level 5 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West. Into the narrow social world of …

A level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Susan Kingsley. Life is always hard for the …

A level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Retold for Learners of English by Susan Kingsley. Life is always hard for the poor, in any place and at any time. Ethan Frome is a farmer in …

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Stephen Glennard is in desperate need of money. So when he becomes aware of the potential value of a series of passionate love letters written to him by the recently deceased author Margaret Aubyn, …

The intelligent and charming Newland Archer – a member of one of New York’s most prominent families – is living the life that has always been expected of him: he is engaged to the beautiful and …

Four novellas by the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Age of Innocence, brilliantly capturing New York of the 1840s, ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s.The four short novels in this collection are set in the …

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Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, The Age of Innocence is an elegant, masterful portrait of desire and betrayal in old New Yorknow with a new introduction from acclaimed author Colm Tibn for the …

The Second Ghost Story Megapack selects 25 more choice haunts for your reading …

A literary sensation when it was published by Charles Scribner’s Sons in 1905, The House of Mirth quickly established Edith Wharton as the most important American woman of letters in the twentieth …

Edith Wharton, the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize, vividly reflects on her public and private life in this stunning memoir.With richness and delicacy, it describes the sophisticated New York …

Set in the 1920s, The Glimpses of the Moon details the romantic misadventures of Nick Lansing and Susy Branch, a couple with the right connections but not much in the way of funds. They devise a …

A side from her Pulitzer Prize-winning talent as a novel writer, Edith Wharton also distinguished herself as a short story writer, publishing more than seventy-two stories in ten volumes during her …

One might not expect a woman of Edith Wharton’s literary stature to be a believer of ghost stories, much less be frightened by them, but as she admits in her postscript to this spine-tingling …

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The Age of Innocence is the haunting story of the struggle between love and duty in Gilded Age New York told through the eyes of Newland Archer and his betrothed, May Welland. A young lawyer on the …

Striking, sophisticated and witty, Lily Bart lives a life of expensive taste and civilised society in turn of the century New York. But nearing thirty and still unmarried, Lily’s place in society …

Ethan Frome, a lonely and downtrodden farmer, lives alone with his sickly, judgmental wife Zeena and her cousin Mattie, who helps around the house. Ethan and Mattie have feelings for one another, but …

An American in Paris at the turn of the nineteenth century, John Durham pays court to an old flame, Fanny Frisbee, now married to the dissolute Marquis de Malrive. Devoutly Catholic, Fanny’s husband …

Bored with her life in a small town, eighteen-year-old Charity Royall enters into a relationship with an older man, only to find herself pregnant and abandoned when he reunites with his fiancee and …

While visiting Rome with their daughters, two middle-aged women reminisce about their romantic rivalry for the dashing Delphin Slade. Although Mrs. Slade admits to falsifying the letter that led to …

Immerse yourself in the lives of the social elite with Edith Wharton’s timeless stories. The Selected Novels of Edith Wharton includes the best-known of the author’s works: The Age of Innocence, The …

The Age of Innocence is the haunting story of the struggle between love and duty in Gilded Age New York told through the eyes of Newland Archer and his betrothed, May Welland. A young lawyer on the …

Ethan Frome, a lonely and downtrodden farmer, lives alone with his sickly, judgmental wife Zeena and her cousin Mattie, who helps around the house. Ethan and Mattie have feelings for one another, but …

Ann Eliza and Evelina Bunner have never been apart. Unmarried, the sisters fill their days making hats in their millinery shop, located on the seedy side of New York City, and their evenings quietly …

Mrs. Lidcote, an American divorcee, returns to New York City from Florence to support her daughter through her own divorce and impending remarriage. Learning that divorce is no longer the societal …

Halston Merrick, a once vibrant and adventurous young man, has settled into a mundane life of conformity in his middle years. Upon meeting up with an old friend after a twelve year absence, Merrick …

A pair of elderly New York socialites, Anson Warley and Evelina Jasper, reveal the tragedy of the decay that comes with old age. Believing that they are sharing an extravagant meal at a busy dinner …

His sabbatical in Europe cut abruptly short by the opening hostilities of the First World War, Charlie Durand, a professor of romance languages, finds himself caught up with a wave of Belgian …

Desperate for money so that he may marry, Stephen Glennard sells the loves letters that a famous, recently deceased author penned to him, but when he is haunted by crippling guilt over the source of …

When Udine Spragg moves to New York from the Midwest with her family, she’s naive to the ways of upper class society, but determined to climb the social ladder and live the kind of extravagant …

Edith Wharton, the author of classic novels including The Age of Innocence, was an American living in Paris when war broke out in 1914. In the months that followed, she was one of the few foreigners …

This classic works on The Decoration of Houses was originally published in 1897, With chapters including; The Historical Tradition – Rooms in general – Entrance and Vestibule and The school room & …

This haunting anthology is an enthralling collection of chilling tales infused with Edith Wharton’s masterful exploration of human psychology and the hidden recesses of the human heart. As a keen o …

This antiquarian volume contains ‘A Backward Glance’, Edith Wharton’s detailed account of her life, both pubic and private. She describes in a dazzling yet delicate manner, the upper-class New York …

This vintage book comprises a comprehensive guide to Italian villas and their gardens – written by Edith Wharton. This interesting and profusely illustrated guide will appeal to those with an …

Out of print for several decades, here is Edith Wharton’s superb satirical novel of the Jazz Age, a critically praised bestseller when it was first published in 1927.Sex, drugs, work, money, …

According to Wikipedia: ‘Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. … The Age of Innocence (1920), perhaps her best known work, …

Classic short novel. According to Wikipedia: ‘Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. … The Age of Innocence (1920), perhaps …

This book-collection file includes 13 novels (Touchstone, Valley of Decision, Sanctuary, House of Mirth, Fruit of the Tree, Ethan Frome, The Reef, the Custom of the Country, Bunner Sisters, Summer, A …

Lily Bart, twenty-nine years old and unmarried, wants a higher standing in society. She believes she can attain this dream by marrying a rich man. Unfortunately, her true love, Lawrence Selden, isn’t …

Lily Bart, twenty-nine years old and unmarried, wants a higher standing in society. She believes she can attain this dream by marrying a rich man. Unfortunately, her true love, Lawrence Selden, isn’t …

A bestseller when it was originally published nearly a century ago, Wharton’s first literary success was set amid the previously unexplored territory of fashionable, turn-of-the-century New York …

"Crucial Instances" is a classic short story collection by Edith Wharton, first published in 1901. The book contains a collection of seven stories, including: "The Duchess at …

"Fighting France: From Dunkerque to Belfort" is a 1918 collection of articles written by American writer Edith Wharton. The articles are based on the time that she spent in France during …

Kate Orme’s marriage to a rich and powerful bachelor is turned upside down when she learns of her partner’s guilty secret. Afraid that her child might inherit whatever caused her husband’s …

‘The Age of Innocence’ is a novel by American writer Edith Wharton. Her twelfth novel, it was originally presented in 1920 as a serial in four parts in the magazine ‘Pictorial Review’. In 1921, …

‘The Custom of the Country’ is a novel by Edith Wharton, first published in 1913. It is the tale of a country girl called Undine Spragg and her attempt to climb the ladder of New York City society. …

‘The Descent Of Man And Other Stories’ was the third collection of short stories by Edith Wharton, first published in 1904. The tales deal with a variety of subjects including friendship, marriage, …

"The Glimpses of the Moon" is a novel by Edith Wharton, first published n 1922. It revolves around couple who enjoy a life of privilege but become increasingly consumed by reckless …

First published in 1899, "The Greater Inclination" was the first collection of short stories by Edith Wharton. It contains eight works, inducing seven short stories and a two-act play: The …

"The Hermit and the Wild Woman" is a collection of short stories by American writer Edith Wharton. The stories include: "The Hermit and the Wild Woman", "The Last …

"The Reef" is a novel by American writer Edith Wharton, first published in 1912. Set in Paris and rural France, the plot revolves around the romance of widow and her former lover. A …

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1916 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘Bunner Sisters’ is a story about a couple of sisters who run …

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton …

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton …

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1926 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘Here and Beyond’ is a collection of short stories that …

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1929 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘Hudson River Bracketed’ is a novel about a brilliant woman, …

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1920 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘In Morocco’ is a travel journey in which Wharton details her …

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1916 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘Kerfol’ is a ghost story set in a decaying French Chateau in …

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1928 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘The Children’ is a comic novel about the seven Wheater …

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1916 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘The Choice’ is a tale about a man who is in the process of …

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1907 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘The Fruit of the Tree’ is a novel set in a small mill town …

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1932 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘The Gods Arrive’ is a sequel to ‘Hudson River Bracketed’ in …

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1905 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘The House of Mirth’ tells the story of Lily Bart, a woman …

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1925 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘The Mother’s Recompense’ is a novel about a woman who …

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1927 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘Twilight Sleep’ is a best-selling satirical novel about a …

This collection of chilling ghost stories delves into the human psyche, dissecting the character’s minds and revelling in both psychological and literal horror. This volume is part of the Mothers o …

"Certain People" is a collection of short stories written by the Pulitzer prize-winning American writer, Edith Wharton. This wonderful compendium of stories would make for a worthy addition …

This vintage book contains a fantastic collection of verse written by Edith Wharton. Edith Wharton (1862 – 1937) was an American novelist, designer, and writer of short stories. She married her …

This early novel by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1918 and tells a tale of the First World War. Edith Wharton was a hugely successful writer and the first woman ever to win the Pulitzer …

Xingu’ is a short story about a woman’s luncheon club devised as a means of keeping its members up to date with the latest goings on in the world. After the glamorous novelist Osric Dane stuns the …

This vintage book contains Edith Wharton’s 1917 novel, "Summer – A Novel". It is one of only two works set in New England by Wharton, who was famous for portraying the higher strata of New …

This book contains Edith Wharton’s first novella and the second book she ever wrote, ‘The Touchstone’. This narrative follows Stephen Glennard, a young man whose destitution leads him into a dubious …

The Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of desire and duty in Gilded Age New York A respected lawyer and scion of one of Manhattan’s most important families, Newland Archer knows what people …

Edith Wharton’s classic story of one woman’s quest for wealth and status after the turn of the twentieth century Beautiful, selfish, and driven, Undine Spragg arrives in New York with all …

A bestseller when it was first published in 1928, Edith Wharton’s The Children is a comic, bittersweet novel about the misadventures of a bachelor and a band of precocious children. The seven Wheater …

Edith Wharton, the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction with her novel The Age of Innocence, was also a brilliant poet. This revealing collection of 134 poems brings together a …

The classic tale of a young woman’s struggle for love and money from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Ethan Frome and The Age of Innocence.   Raised among New York’s high …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

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Ethan Frome is tired of looking after his sick wife, Zeena, who complains incessantly. His wife’s cousin Mattie, on the other hand, is cheerful and healthy, and she wears a becoming cherry-colored …

Ethan Frome is tired of looking after his sick wife, Zeena, who complains incessantly. His wife’s cousin Mattie, on the other hand, is cheerful and healthy, and she wears a becoming cherry-colored …

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Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  A Back …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This e …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories th …

Set in the 1870s, Edith Wharton examines the American elite culture on the East Coast. Newland Archer is a lawyer and heir to one of New York City’s most prominent families. He is arraigned to be …

Lily Bart enjoys an equitable standing within the New York City elite. Although she desires a comfortable life and has received generous proposals from wealthy suitors, Lily remains single with hope …

Burdened by poverty and spiritually dulled by a loveless marriage to Zeena, his older and ailing wife, Ethan Frome is emotionally stirred by the arrival of their youthful cousin, Mattie Silver, who …

Italian Villas and Their Gardens is a classic work on gardening by none other than Edith Wharton. Das E-Book Italian Villas and Their Gardens wird angeboten von Charles River Editors und …

Newland Archer could not dream of anyone better suited to be his fiancee than his beloved, May Welland. She’s innocent and beautiful and comes from a well-regarded aristocratic family. So why can’t …

In the fictional New England town of Starkfield, an unnamed narrator is forced to stay at the home of Ethan Frome during a winter storm. He relates his encounter with Frome, "the most striking …

Stephen Glennard is in desperate need of money; his career is in ruins and he wants to marry his beautiful fiancee. He unearths the passionate love-letters written to him by the famous, now-deceased …

In her own lifetime, Edith Wharton’s talents were often pigeonholed and downplayed as appealing to only a small audience of upper-crust society doyennes. Today, however, critics regard her as one of …

American novelist and designer Edith Wharton traveled to Morocco after the end of World War I. Morocco is her account of her time there as the guest of General Hubert Lyautey. Her account praises …

The Age of Innocence is an intimate portrayal of East Coast American society in the 19th century–and the human lives that came into conflict with it. Newland Archer is heir to one of New York City’s …

The House of Mirth is an uncompromising depiction of 19th-century New York society. Lily Bart is a society lady who is unwilling to marry for love, but equally unwilling to marry as society dictates. …

A young girl from a rural New England town longs to escape her small community, but is unable to move beyond social restrictions and her own weaknesses of character. She meets a man by chance, who …

From the author that penned beloved literary classics such as The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth comes The Glimpses of the Moon, the surprisingly funny tale of an unlikely romance that …

Can’t get enough of the Gilded Age fast talkers, debutantes, and social climbers who populate Edith Wharton’s exquisitely wrought novels? Fans of The House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence will love …

Though best remembered for her novels The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton’s 1912 novel The Reef ranks among her most critically acclaimed works. The book offers a piercingly …

Brimming with romance and important social questions, Edith Wharton’s novel The Fruit of the Tree offers something for everyone. The story expertly weaves themes of workers’ rights, medical ethics, …

In novels like The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton demonstrated a remarkable talent for exposing the dark underbelly of American high society. In Sanctuary, the tale of doomed …

Though best known for having written novels such as The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth, American author Edith Wharton was also a master of the short story format. Regarded by many critics as …

In the fictional New England town of Starkfield, an unnamed narrator is forced to stay at the home of Ethan Frome during a winter storm. He relates his encounter with Frome, "the most striking …

Stephen Glennard is in desperate need of money; his career is in ruins and he wants to marry his beautiful fiancee. He unearths the passionate love-letters written to him by the famous, now-deceased …

In her own lifetime, Edith Wharton’s talents were often pigeonholed and downplayed as appealing to only a small audience of upper-crust society doyennes. Today, however, critics regard her as one of …

American novelist and designer Edith Wharton traveled to Morocco after the end of World War I. Morocco is her account of her time there as the guest of General Hubert Lyautey. Her account praises …