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The Touchstone

The Touchstone was Edith Wharton's first published novella, and it's spare, perhaps even underwritten. Even so, this Faustian tale of a man who stoops to publish love letters for money has mesmerizing, even dangerous qualities -- it has betrayals, greed, and... Read Full Overview

The Touchstone is a novella by the American writer and novelist Edith Wharton that follows the story of the lawyer Stephen Glennard. In the beginning of the narrative, Glennard finds himself impecunious and unable to afford to marry his beautiful fianc e, Alexa Trent. In desperation,... Read Full Overview

A Gift From The Grave is a novel written by Edith Wharton and published in 1900. The story revolves around a young woman named Laura, who is engaged to a wealthy man named Harry. However, Laura is haunted by the memory of her first love, a man named Gervaise. When Gervaise suddenly... Read Full Overview

Stephen Glennard's career is falling apart and he desperately needs money so that he may marry his beautiful fiancee. He happens upon an advertisement in a London magazine promising the prospect of financial gain. Glennard was once pursued by Margaret Aubyn, a famous and recently... Read Full Overview

Stephen Glennard betrays a former love, selling her letters to him so that he may raise the money to marry his beautiful fiancee.Plot summary: Stephen Glennard's career is falling apart and he desperately needs money so that he may marry his beautiful fiancee. He happens upon... Read Full Overview