The Collected Stories of Edith Wharton

By Edith Wharton and Anita Wharton, Edith; Brookner

Book Overview

Combining two volumes of Wharton's short stories in a brand new edition, this outstanding selection is the most comprehensive available. Although Edith Wharton is best known for her novels The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth, this extensive collection of her short fiction shows her to be a master of all its varieties.

"Wharton's stories . . . owe their enduring power to portray the emotional consequences of life in a rarefied world." -- New York Times

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786711124
• ISBN13: 9780786711123
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great Collection

This collection of stories is a treasure for those who love the works of Edith Wharton. Her short stories are amazing and enlightning. This book does a wonderufl job of collecting some of the most well known and loved short stories of Edith Wharton...