Wharton - Libros y biografía

With its gentle humour, bumbling escapades, and endearing charm, Last of the Summer Wine became a cultural phenomenon around the globe. Step into the picturesque Yorkshire countryside and prepare for...

In Edith Wharton's 'The Last Asset,' the reader is transported into the high society of New York in the early 20th century, where appearances and social status rule the day. Through beautifully crafted...

"French Ways and Their Meaning" by Edith Wharton. Published by e-artnow. e-artnow publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction...

Set in turn-of-the-century New York, Edith Wharton's classic novel The Age of Innocence reveals a society governed by the dictates of taste and form, manners and morals, and intricate social ceremonies....

In Tidings, one of America’s best-loved authors paints a vivid scene of an unusual family Christmas. At an old mill in the French countryside, philosophy teacher Will and his wife Loretta await...

Summer is a novel by Edith Wharton, which was published in 1917 by Charles Scribner's Sons. While most novels by Edith Wharton dealt with New York's upper-class society, this is one of two novels by Wharton...

Un misterioso gentiluomo narra la storia della signora Amyot, una bellissima vedova che inizia a tenere conferenze sull’arte greca per mantenere se stessa e il figlio di appena sei mesi. La signora Amyot,...

Special Illustrated Edition: Features 20 beautiful Images that bring the story's opulent settings and intricate social engagements to life. Exclusive Bonus Content: Includes a comprehensive summary,...

Featuring 15 Unique Illustrations Includes Summary, Characters List, and Author Biography "Ethan Frome" by the illustrious Edith Wharton is a profound and compelling narrative that dances between...

 Illustrated Edition: Dive into the world of "Twilight Sleep" with 20 exquisite illustrations bringing the Jazz Age to life.  Detailed Summary: Get a concise overview of the novel's captivating storyline....

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Edith Wharton, nasceu Edith Newbold Jones na cidade de Nova York, em 1862.De família rica, era fluente em francês, alemão e italiano, educação recebida de tutores particulares e aprimorada em viagens...

À Nice, au début du XXe siècle, Kate Clephane lutte pour sa survie sociale. Issue de la haute société new-yorkaise, elle vit aujourd’hui parmi les parias : tous ceux qui, comme elle, ont failli aux yeux...

En Italie, à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, le jeune Odon Valsecca, héritier présomptif du duc de Pianura, grandit dans une ferme. À la mort de son père, on l’envoie suivre à Turin l’éducation d’un aristocrate...

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 advantageous...

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 advantageous...

Tragic story of wasted lives, set against a bleak New England background. A poverty-stricken New England farmer, his ailing wife and a youthful housekeeper are drawn relentlessly into a deep-rooted domestic...

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 lifetime....

A rare work of nonfiction from Edith Wharton, The Writing of Fiction contains timeless advice on writing and reading well from the first woman ever to win a Pulitzer Prize—now with a new introduction...

In 'Old New York' by Edith Wharton, readers are transported back to the Gilded Age of New York City through a collection of four novellas detailing the lives of the elite social circles. Wharton's meticulous...

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 introduction...

“We can't behave like people in novels, though, can we?” —Edith Wharton, The Age of InnocenceIn a society where people “dreaded scandal more than disease,” passion was a force of ruin. Winner of the 1921...

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 from...

Trois récits, parmi lesquels Beatrice Palmato, un fragment érotique inédit retrouvé en 2001. A sa lumière, les deux nouvelles qui complètent ce recueil, L'ermite et la sauvageonne et Le prétexte, révèlent...

Le village de North Dormer, en Nouvelle Angleterre, abrite une communauté puritaine et étriquée au sein de laquelle la belle Charity vit et, surtout, s'ennuie. Adoptée enfant par le notable du village,...

Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice. Edith Wharton’s controversial novel Summer is the story of Charity Royall, an ambitious young woman trapped in a stifling small town by both...

Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice. Ethan Frome is a young man whose nascent ambitions were thwarted by illness and privation. Now his daily toils wring only the most meager...

Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice. Upperclass New York gentleman Newland Archer is set to wed May Welland in a pictureperfect union when the bride’s cousin, Ellen Olenska, returns...

"It seemed to Ethan that his heart was bound with cords which an unseen hand was tightening with every tick of the clock." Finding himself in the small town of Starkfield for the winter, the narrator...

In the opulent world of New York's elite, Undine Spragg, a captivating beauty, embarks on a relentless pursuit of wealth and status. As she navigates the treacherous waters of high society, her ambition...