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'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 are happy in their small, supportive communi...

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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 of two things - money and status. She wi...

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Witty socialite Lily Bart has expensive tastes. Unfortunately, she does not have the social status to match. So far she has managed to get by on 'old money" and has become accustomed to a certain level of luxury. Her luck seems to be running out, ...

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"I tell you there's nothing the public likes as much as convictions - they'll always follow a man who believes in his own ideas. And this book is just on the line of popular interest." Professor Linyard is a man of science. And when he writes a bo...

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'You won't know till afterward. You won't know till long, long afterward.' When Ned and Mary Boyne hear that their new house is haunted, they laugh it off and joke that every good house in the countryside must have a ghost for it to be worth purch...

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"Phil, my dear boy, really -- what's the matter? Why don't you answer? Have you seen the eyes?" An older gentleman invites a group of friends over for dinner and to discuss the supernatural. Afterwards, when only two guests remain, he tells them a...

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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 and fascinating characters, 'Tales of Men a...

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Året är 1914, och första världskriget har brutit ut i Europa. I Paris inväntar den amerikanske målaren John Campton ankomsten av sin son George. George föddes i Frankrike och har därför blivit inkallad till den franska armén. Hans föräldrar försök...

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'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 sparkling dialogue and some wry observations ...

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'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 a constant shadow, Valsecca must decide wheth...

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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 uncle. However, Foxon is haunted by a spectre...

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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, when he reads an advertisement seeking i...

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'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 Spark" is a poignant and often funny explora...

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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 love, Anna Leath, is challenged. Through th...

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Classic Edith Wharton, 'The Old Maid" was first published as a serial in 'The Red Book Magazine." Through this heart-rending and haunting tale, Wharton takes aim at the notions of conformity and delivers a scathing judgement on the conventions of ...

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One of Wharton"s earliest works, 'The Marne" offers a fascinating insight into the shadow cast by the First World War. When 15 year-old American, Troy Belknap, is on his annual holiday in France, war breaks out. While Troy would love to fight for ...

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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 life choices. Through Merrick, Wharton explore...

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'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, including a lawyer"s wife, a struggli...

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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 play. In typical Wharton style, the tales deal ...

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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 are present and correct, this novel deals with...

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'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 nature of relationships and marriage,...

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While 'The Choice" might be one of Wharton"s shorter stories, it nonetheless showcases her talents as a master storyteller. 'The Choice" focuses on the dilemma faced by Cobham Stilling, who is quickly burning the family fortune, much to the horror...

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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 Tom Cruise, 'Sanctuary" begs the question of...

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Set against the rigid social backdrop of New York in the 1870s, 'New Year"s Day" tells the tale of Lizzie Hazeldean, who needs to find a way of making money. With her husband ill and ladies of leisure looking down their respective noses at her, sh...

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A short story with a punch, 'Madame de Treymes" follows lovelorn John Durham as he travels to France to court his old love, Fanny Frisbee. While Fanny is separated from her husband, she is still married, and it looks unlikely that he"ll agree to a...

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'Kerfol" is one of Wharton"s more unusual ghost stories, in that the ghosts of the piece aren"t human. Chilling and tragic, this tale tells of Anne de Cornault, who is considering buying an estate in France. We discover that the estate, 'Kerfol," ...

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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 War. Written at a time when the country was r...

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'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 French, to enlighten the English and American ...

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'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 of the conflict on her spiritual homeland...

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Now that he"s turned 21, Lewis Raycie has been sent to travel Europe to form his tastes and fortify his judgments. Lewis" father packs him off with $5,000 and the instruction to return with art by Raphael. However, while traveling, Lewis becomes e...

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