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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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'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 abilities, with stories ranging from the 'feelg...

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Having lived in France during the First World War, it"s no surprise that Wharton documented the impact on her spiritual homeland, both in fiction and non-fiction. 'Coming Home" is told from the perspective of an American aid worker, who helps a wo...

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After self-imposed exiled in Italy, Mrs Lidcote is returning to New York, full of trepidation about her divorced daughter"s remarriage. Mrs Lidcote is a divorcee herself and only too aware of what it means in social circles. Can she change her dau...

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While she might be best known as the author of 'The Age of Innocence" (adapted for film, and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, and Daniel Day-Lewis), Edith Wharton wrote an extensive range of novels, journals, and poetry. Containing 24 poems, 'Artemis t...

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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 'Downton Abbey" star Michelle Dockery). Ac...

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Her beloved France was torn apart by the First World War and yet Edith Wharton still felt compelled to put pen to paper. <br><br>Inspired by some of her own experiences, 'A Son at the Front" tells the story of George, who is enlisted i...

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Sit back, relax, and join Edith Wharton on her journey through early 20th century Italy. <br><br>A seasoned traveller, 'Italian Backgrounds" condenses a decade"s worth of Edith Wharton"s journeys through Italy, into one work. A chronic...

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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' did just that. Complete with chapters d...

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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 to be followed by 'The House of Mirth" and 'The...

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An aristocrat lawyer, a cloistered lady, and a disgraced cousin... When Ellen arrives from Europe, fleeing her wrecked and ruined marriage to a Count, her wayward and wordy nature quickly catches the eye of Newland Archer. But Archer has only ever...

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Welcome to the Jazz Age in the Big Smoke. Or the Big Apple. Whatever you want to call it, just make sure your stockings are tight and your hat is held high! We"ll start our journey exploring high society in Edith Wharton"s 'The Age of Innocence" b...

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Deep dive into American literature"s famous female writer with this remarkable collection of 'Selected Edith Wharton". Detailing the lives, loves and losses of a country"s people, we"ll start our journey with the isolated farmer and his mean and m...

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