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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 artificial flowers and small handsewn... Read Full Overview

"...they who exchange their independence for the sweet name of Wife must be prepared to find all is not gold that glitters...Wharton's tragic tale of poverty, loneliness, and dreams of a different life, set in New York City

"...they who exchange their independence for the sweet name of Wife must be prepared to find all is not gold that glitters...Wharton's tragic tale of poverty, loneliness, and dreams of a different life, set in New York City

"Bunner Sisters by Edith Wharton 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 artificial flowers and small handsewn articles to Stuyvesant Square's ""female population."

Bunner Sisters by Edith Wharton is a timeless classic novel about two sisters in turn-of-the-century New York. Set in the bustling West-side of the city, the novel follows the Bunner sisters, Evelina and Anna, as they navigate the complexities of life in a rapidly changing city... Read Full Overview

In the days when New York's traffic moved at the pace of the drooping horse-car, when society applauded Christine Nilsson at the Academy of Music and basked in the sunsets of the Hudson River School on the walls of the National Academy of Design, an inconspicuous shop with a... Read Full Overview

Written in 1892 but not published until 1916, this beautifully crafted story features two sisters who keep a shop in a shabby part of New York City. When Ann Eliza, the eldest sister, gifts Evelina with a clock on her birthday, events are set in motion which will forever change... Read Full Overview

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

We are happy to announce this classic book. Many of the books in our collection have not been published for decades and are therefore not broadly available to the readers. Our goal is to access the very large literary repository of general public books. The main contents of our... Read Full Overview

Bunner Sisters revolves around the lives of two sisters who run a modest shop in New York City. Despite their humble circumstances, they hold onto their unfulfilled dreams and desires while facing the pressures of societal expectations. The story opens with the sisters in their... Read Full Overview

Edith Wharton's "Bunner Sisters" offers a poignant glimpse into the lives of two sisters navigating the complexities of 19th-century New York City. This compelling short story explores themes of poverty, resilience, and the bonds of sisterhood amidst the backdrop of a bustling... Read Full Overview

Bunner Sisters is a novella written by Edith Wharton, a prominent American novelist and short story writer of the early 20th century. The book was first published in 1916 and has since become a classic of American literature.

The story revolves around two sisters, Ann... Read Full Overview

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence . But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories that made her not only famous but popular among her contemporaries. That included... Read Full Overview

"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 artificial flowers and small handsewn... Read Full Overview