Edith Wharton - Libros y biografía

The Custom of the Country (1913) is a scathing critique of American upward mobility, as told through the journey of overindulged Undine Spragg. She moves from Apex City to New York and then Paris in pursuit...

'Bunner Sisters' explores the lives of the impoverished class in 1870s New York. Sisters Ann Eliza and Evelina run a small shop out of a shabby basement on a side street. Despite their misfortunes, they...

'Crucial Instances' was the second collection of Wharton's short stories to be published. Of the seven, 'Copy: A Dialogue' is presented as a short play. This collection shows the breadth of Wharton's...

Wharton's fifth novel, 'The Reef' is widely thought to be partly autobiographical. When American diplomat, George Darrow, bumps into aspiring actress, Sophy Viner, the relationship he has with his former...

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,...

'Xingu' lampoons the leisurely lives of six ladies who lunch. Having formed a literary club, the six pseudo-intellectuals are thrown into panic at the prospect of being visited by a famous author.With...

A masterclass in psychological and supernatural storytelling, 'The Triumph of Night' follows George Foxon who, one snowy, moonlit night, finds himself in the company of a sick young man and his wealthy...

'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...

'The Hermit and the Wild Woman' is a collection of short stories through which Wharton explores the themes of choice and morality. A surprising read, the stories feature a wide variety of central protagonists,...

Written largely in the first person, 'The Long Run' sees Wharton at her most reflective. The story focuses on Halston Merrick who, on reuniting with an old friend, is forced to re-evaluate many of his...

'Fighting France' is a collection of essays, written by Wharton, on the outbreak of the First World War. Having returned to her beloved France to work with the Red Cross, Wharton began detailing the impact...

'The Descent of Man, and Other Stories,' is a collection of short stories from the author of such greats as 'The Age of Innocence,' and 'Ethan Frome.' Through these sharply-observed tales, Wharton explores...

The third of Wharton's published works, Sanctuary' is a generational tale of love, education, secrecy, blame, and moral responsibility. Setting the template for films such as 'Minority Report,' starring...

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...

Les trois premières nouvelles d'Edith Wharton marquent l'entrée en littérature d'une des plus grandes auteures américaines du XXe siècle.

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'...

While Wharton is best known for her searing autopsies on American aristocracy, 'Verses' reveals a more introspective side of the author. This was her first work, published by her parents, and swiftly...

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,...

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...

'The Spark' is the third of four books set in Old New York. When Hayley Delane discovers that there's more to his mentor than meets the eye, he realises that he needs to change his way of thinking. 'The...

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 guests...

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 man,...

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 guests...

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...

The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton is a brutal coming-of-age story that takes place in post-revolutionary Paris. The heroine, Countess Olenska, is a Polish countess who has married an American,...

"Xingu" by Edith Wharton offers a sharp, satirical glimpse into the pretensions of high society and intellectual elitism. The story centers on a group of self-proclaimed cultured women belonging to the...

Edith Wharton's Kerfol is a story of young love and how it can be thwarted by the power of money. Oliver and Jane never anticipated that their love would be tested by the injustices of class and gender....

Edith Wharton's novella, The Descent of Man is a symbolically laden literary work exploring the societal ills of capitalist America at the turn of the twentieth century. The work centers around two families...

Nora Frenway settled down furtively in her corner of the Pullman and, as the express plunged out of the Grand Central Station, wondered at herself for being where she was. The porter came along. "Ticket?"...

I did not recognise Mrs. Stephen Glenn when I first saw her on the deck of the Scythian. The voyage was more than half over, and we were counting on Cherbourg within forty-eight hours, when she appeared...