Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insiderâs knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded...
Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insiderâs knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded...
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Originally born in an impoverished community, Charityâs parents sought out the most educated man in the nearby New England town to raise their daughter. After being surrendered to a lawyer named Royall, Charity was raised comfortably...
Featuring life-like and compelling characters, Edith Whartonâs Tales of Men and Ghosts is a collection comprised of ten eerie and heart-wrenching narratives. The first story, The Bolted Door, follows Hubert Granice, a failed playwright....
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 his work from a hurried dip into the country; but what...
What begins as an ordinary event quickly shifts into the bizarre after the narrator, a wealthy bachelor, meets their friend, Lanvivain, at an old mansion. Thinking about purchasing the property, the narrator and Lanvivain explore the mansion at Kerfol,...
Undine Spragg is a beautiful and ambitious, yet vain and socially dense young woman with dreams of marrying a rich man. Hoping for a life of prominence and luxury, Undine convinces her family to relocate to New York. The Spragg family, who have a earned...
Originally born in an impoverished community, Charityâs parents sought out the most educated man in the nearby New England town to raise their daughter. After being surrendered to a lawyer named Royall, Charity was raised comfortably...
The classic short novel of love, deceit, and tragedy, Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton has been breaking hearts and shocking readers for over a century. Ethan Frome is a ruin of a man, aged and limping. Alienated from the other residents of desolate Starkfiel...
Young and aristocratic Newland Archer is engaged to the sheltered and beautiful May Welland. But when Mayâs disgraced cousin Ellen arrives from Europe, she turns their high-society New York world upside down. The young, successful Newlan...
A dazzling exploration of social currency, love, and hypocrisy among the Gilded Ageâs upper crust, The House of Mirth is a classic novel that remains essential reading. Beautiful Lily Bart is a young New York socialite who enjoys everyth...
The Custom of the Country is a 1913 tragicomedy of manners novel by American Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society.
The House of Mirth is a 1905 novel by the American author Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Lily Bart, a well-born but impoverished woman belonging to New York Cityâs high society around the turn of the last century. Wharton creates...