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Edith Wharton was born to a wealthy New York family and spent her life among artists, politicians and influential people in society. Among the people of his coexistence were Henry James and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Wharton has fluid prose, is an excel...

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This book contains70 short storiesfrom 10 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the criticAugust Nemo, in a collection that will please theliterature lovers. For more exciting titles, be sure to chec...

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ENTP are intelligent and need to be constantly mentally stimulated; Although they are extroverts, they don't enjoy small talk. In this book you will find seven short stories specially selected to please the tastes of the ENTP. These are stories by...

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One of the most important and famous cities in the world, New York has been the subject of art for a long time. In this book you will find seven classic short stories selected by the critic August Nemo, these short stories have New York as scenery...

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The Age of Innocence is a 1920 novel by American author Edith Wharton. It was her twelfth novel, and was initially serialized in 1920 in four parts, in the magazine Pictorial Review. Later that year, it was released as a book by D. Appleton & Comp...

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Xingu Edith Wharton - Xingu is a humourous short story by Edith Wharton, about a group of six women who meet together at a lunch club hosted by Mrs Ballinger. At this meeting, they have invited an author of one of the books they have supposed to h...

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The Glimpses of the Moon Edith Wharton - Set in the 1920s, Glimpses of the Moon details the romantic misadventures of Nick Lansing and Susy Branch, a couple with the right connections but not much in the way of funds. They devise a shrewd bargain:...

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Summer Edith Wharton - Summer is a novel by Edith Wharton published in 1917 by Charles Scribner's Sons. The story is one of only two novels by Wharton to be set in New England; Wharton was best known for her portrayals of upper class New York soci...

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Welcome to the book series 7 best short stories specials, selection dedicated to a special subject, featuring works by noteworthy authors. The texts were chosen based on their relevance, renown and interest. This edition is dedicated to Feminist F...

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Welcome to the book series 7 best short stories specials, selection dedicated to a special subject, featuring works by noteworthy authors. The texts were chosen based on their relevance, renown and interest. This edition is dedicated to Horror. Li...

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Bunner Sisters Edith Wharton - "e;Bunner Sisters,"e; written in 1892 but not published until 1916 in Xingu and Other Stories, takes place in a shabby neighborhood in New York City. The two Bunner sisters, Ann Eliza the elder, and Evelina t...

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Ethan Frome Edith Wharton - Ethan Frome is a 1911 book by American author Edith Wharton. It is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. The novel was adapted into a film, Ethan Frome, in 1993.The novel is a framed narrative. The fr...

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The Reef Edith Wharton - Set in and around London, "e;The Reef"e; is a story of complex morality and its intricately woven place in society. This narrative primarily follows George Darrow and Anna Leath, a young gentleman and a widowed lad...

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The Custom of the Country Edith Wharton - Edith Whartons lacerating satire on marriage and materialism in turn-of-the-century New York features her most selfish, ruthless, and irresistibly outrageous female character. Undine Spragg is an exquisite...

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The Touchstone - Edith Wharton - The Touchstone is a novel, written by Edith Wharton in 1905; it was the first of her many stories describing life in old New York.Stephen Glennard, the novels protagonist, is suddenly impoverished and unable to mar...

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Bunner Sisters, written in 1892 but not published until 1916 in Xingu and Other Stories, takes place in a shabby neighborhood in New York City. The two Bunner sisters, Ann Eliza the elder, and Evelina the younger, keep a small shop selling artific...

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The Custom of the Country is a 1913 tragicomedy of manners novel by the American author Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society.

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A group of middle class ladies are members of a lunch club. They competitively and snobbishly concern themselves with issues of 'culture' without any really serious understanding of the works they read.

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Summer is about a young woman's pride, independence and honesty through the character of Charity Royall. Along with her story is that of Lawyer Royall. It is the story of two protagonists who must come to terms with destructive illusions in order ...

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Edith Wharton's books are national treasures. Her sharp eye and dagger-wit takes on marriage, friendship, love and even a ghost in these collected short stories. (Amazon)

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Ethan Frome is an isolated farmer trying to scrape out a meager living while also tending to his frigid, demanding and ungrateful wife, Zeena. A ray of hope enters Ethan's life of despair when his wife's cousin Mattie arrives to help.

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The House of Mirth, novel by Edith Wharton, published in 1905. The story concerns the tragic fate of the beautiful and well-connected but penniless Lily Bart, who at age 29 lacks a husband to secure her position in society.

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Excerpt: "e;To treat of the practice of fiction is to deal with the newest, most fluid and least formulated of the arts. The exploration of origins is always fascinating; but the attempt to relate the modern novel to the tale of Joseph and his...

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A feminist Oedipus, cut through with Wharton's usual condemnation of social class and high society. Kate Clephane was driven out of New York years ago for abandoning her husband and daughter, Anne, which is why she is so surprised to be asked by t...

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The village lay under two feet of snow, with drifts at the windy corners. In a sky of iron the points of the Dipper hung like icicles and Orion flashed his cold fires. The moon had set, but the night was so transparent that the white house-fronts ...

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Cele patru nuvele care alc?tuiesc acest volum, scrise de autoarea romanului distins cu Premiul Pulitzer Vârsta inocen?ei, au ac?iunea plasat? ÿn New Yorkul anilor ?40, ?50, ?60 ?i ?70 ai secolului al XIX-lea, fiecare dintre ele abordând teme cu...

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Dup? ce a petrecut un timp ÿndelungat pe Riviera, ÿmpreun? cu o comunitate american? expatriat?, Kate Clephane decide s? se ÿntoarc? la New York, unde prezen?a ÿi fusese mult? vreme refuzat? de ÿnalta societate, pentru vina de a-?i fi abandon...

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Exist? doar trei sau patru romancieri americani care pot fi considera?i importan?i ? iar Edith Wharton este unul dintre ei. Gore VIDAL

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