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The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton - Volume 1

Pages
758
Published
1968
Language
English

Synopsis

This collection presents the first volume of Edith Wharton's acclaimed short stories, offering a window into the social intricacies and psychological landscapes of late 19th and early 20th-century American society. Wharton masterfully explores themes of class, morality, and the human condition through her incisive character studies and elegant prose. Readers will find themselves immersed in tales that reveal the hidden complexities beneath the surface of polite society.

About the author

R
R. W. B. Lewis

American literary scholar and critic, winner of Pulitzer Prize for Biography, National Book Critics Circle Award