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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

Kate Orme is a young woman whose future happy marriage is shattered when she comes face to face with a dark secret kept by her fianc, Denis Peyton, a wealthy man with a past governed by lies and deceit. When the couple has a son and Denis dies, Kate becomes convinced that her... Read Full Overview

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Kate Orme is a young woman whose illusions of marital bliss are shattered when she comes face to face with the dark secret harbored by her fiance, the wealthy and deceptively ebullient Denis. Kate decides to go ahead and marry Denis, however, as a selfless gesture to protect... Read Full Overview

As her marriage to an eminent and wealthy bachelor approaches, Kate Orme should feel nothing but bliss. But when she learns of Denis's guilty secret, she becomes painfully aware of her fianc?'s flawed morality. Determined that no child of hers should inherit such character traits,... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Kate Orme's marriage to a rich and powerful bachelor is turned upside down when she learns of her partner's guilty secret. Afraid that her child might inherit whatever caused her husband's immorality, she tries to make sure her son knows right from wrong. Edith Wharton (January... Read Full Overview

Kate agrees to marry Denis, and then discovers his moral failings. She is determined that their children will be better people, but will she succeed?

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In novels like The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton demonstrated a remarkable talent for exposing the dark underbelly of American high society. In Sanctuary, the tale of doomed marriage propped up by the protagonist's altruism, Wharton further explores the... Read Full Overview

It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life. But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty... Read Full Overview

It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life. But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty... Read Full Overview