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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

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

El profesor Joslin, quien, como nuestros lectores bien saben, acomete la tarea de escribir la biograf a de la se ora Aubyn, nos pide que expongamos que contraer una deuda impagable con cualquier amigo de la famosa novelista que pueda proporcionarle informaci n acerca del periodo... 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