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Set in New England, Summer is a romance novel which deals with themes of social class, the role of women in society, destructive relationships, sexual awakening and the desire of its protagonist, named...
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...
While she might be better known for taking aim at American high society, Wharton was also a prolific travel writer. 'In Morocco' chronicles her visit to North Africa, at the tail-end of the First World...
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...
Her beloved France was torn apart by the First World War and yet Edith Wharton still felt compelled to put pen to paper. Inspired by some of her own experiences, 'A Son at the Front' tells the story of...
Sit back, relax, and join Edith Wharton on her journey through early 20th century Italy. A seasoned traveller, 'Italian Backgrounds' condenses a decade's worth of Edith Wharton's journeys through Italy,...
Among the many twentieth century treatises on the art of writing, there were few that attempted to analyze the development of form and style. But Edith Wharton's bestselling classic, 'The Writing of Fiction'...
In the early years of the 20th Century, Edith Wharton took the road trip of a lifetime across France with the celebrated author, Henry James (author of 'Turn of the Screw,' later adapted for TV, featuring...
Tense and atmospheric, 'The Touchstone' follows the trials and tribulations of New York lawyer, Stephen Glennard. When we meet Glennard, he is unable to afford to marry his girlfriend, Alexa Trent. However,...
'French Ways and their Meaning' is part guidebook and part tribute to Wharton's beloved France. While living there during the First World War, Wharton decided to write a collection of essays about the...
Having lived in France during the First World War, it's no surprise that Wharton documented the impact on her spiritual homeland, both in fiction and non-fiction. 'Coming Home' is told from the perspective...
The earliest collection of short stories from Edith Wharton, 'The Greater Inclination' documents the beginning of an outstanding literary career. The book contains seven short stories and one two-act...
Considered wildly controversial at the time of its release, 'The Fruit of the Tree' is a departure from the norm for Edith Wharton. While her trademark eye for social detail and psychological insights...
After self-imposed exiled in Italy, Mrs Lidcote is returning to New York, full of trepidation about her divorced daughter's remarriage. Mrs Lidcote is a divorcee herself and only too aware of what it...
While she might be best known as the author of 'The Age of Innocence' (adapted for film, and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, and Daniel Day-Lewis), Edith Wharton wrote an extensive range of novels, journals,...
'The Valley of Decision' is Wharton's first full-length novel. Set in 18th Century, it follows the rising fortunes of Odo Valsecca who, on becoming a man, inherits a dukedom. With the French Revolution...
Showcasing a true-to-life and compelling menagerie of characters, Edith Wharton's 'Tales of Men and Ghosts' is an assortment of ten different uncanny, paranormal and tragic stories. While depicting vivid...
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...
Edith Wharton's 'Dieu D'Amour' is a captivating novel set in the romantic backdrop of 19th century France. The book provides a rich and nuanced exploration of love, passion, and societal norms, with Wharton's...
In 'A Bottle of Perrier' by Edith Wharton, the reader is transported to the luxurious yet suffocating world of high society in early 20th century New York. The novella captures the essence of the Gilded...
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 which...
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, Halo...
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...
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