Edith Wharton - Libros y biografía

As quatro novelas aqui reunidas são ambientadas em Nova York, entre as décadas de 1840 e 1870. São elas: "Falso amanhecer", a célebre "A solteirona", "A faísca" e "Dia de Ano-Novo". Esses textos, gestados...

La versione ebook della fortunata collana Short Stories permette al lettore un'inedita esperienza di lettura, passando dal testo in lingua originale al testo in italiano in un rapido click e ascoltando...

Miss BRUSS, the perfect secretary, received Nona Manford at the door of her mother's boudoir ("the office," Mrs. Manford's children called it) with a gesture of the kindliest denial. "She wants to, you...

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 insider's...

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...

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 novels...

Tradução inédita. Edição com apresentação e notas. Obra-prima da norte-americana Edith Wharton (1862-1937), A idade da inocência foi publicada em 1920, fazendo da autora a primeira mulher a ganhar o Prêmio...

Edith Wharton's In Morocco is a captivating travelogue that provides readers with a vivid portrayal of Morocco's exotic landscapes and vibrant culture. Written in Wharton's signature elegant prose, the...

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...

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...

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 della...

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...

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 chronologically...

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 married to...

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 Literature...

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...

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...

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...

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 and...

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, Afterward...

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 su...

In 'In Morocco' by Edith Wharton, readers are taken on a fascinating journey through picturesque landscapes and vivid descriptions of Moroccan culture. Wharton's eloquent prose captures the essence of...

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

Clássico de literatura estadunidense e mundial, A casa da alegria retrata, atravez da história de Lily, a subjetividade feminina, o empoderamento e da própria construção do que é ser mulher no início...

In Edith Wharton's collection of four novellas, including 'New Year's Day,' 'False Dawn,' 'The Old Maid,' and 'The Spark,' readers are transported to the refined society of early 20th century New York....

Edith Wharton's 'Old New York' is a captivating collection of four novellas set in the 19th century elite society of New York City. Wharton's keen attention to detail and exquisite prose style immerse...

In 'Old New York' by Edith Wharton, readers are transported to the high society of nineteenth-century New York through four novellas that showcase the intricate social norms and conflicts of the time....

'Mr. Jones' is a horror novel written by Edith Wharton. It is about a woman, who one day receives a notice that she is inheriting an estate that is near-abandoned. Only a group of servants lived to take...

Old New York (1924) is a collection of four novellas by Edith Wharton, revolving around upper-class New York City society in the 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, and 1870s. The novellas reveal the tribal codes and...

The anthology 'Edith Wharton: New Year's Day, False Dawn, The Old Maid & The Spark' compiles four fascinating works by the acclaimed author Edith Wharton. Embodying the realism and societal critique...