In this Library of America collection, the second of two volumes, Wharton’s humor is abundantly evident in sly and subtle stories like “Xingu” (in which a ladies’ reading group is led to express its enthusiasm for an occult philosophy) and “Charm Incorporated” (about a mild-mannered Wall Street executive overwhelmed by his émigré wife’s needy but wonderful relatives). · 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 Combining two volumes of Wharton's short stories in a brand new edition, this outstanding selection is the most comprehensive available/5. This collection includes: The Early Uncollected Stories (), The Greater Inclination (), Early Uncollected Stories (), Crucial Instances (), The Descent of Man (), Uncollected Stories (), The Hermit and The Wild Woman and Other Stories (), Tales of Men and Ghosts (), Xingu (), and an Uncollected Story ()/5(2).
Find many great new used options and get the best deals for The Collected Stories of Edith Wharton (, Trade Paperback) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Find The Collected Stories Of Edith Wharton by Wharton, Edith at Biblio. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Twenty-one of Wharton's stories (``never before available in one volume,'' according to the publisher) that have been selected and edited by her Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer. In an introduction, Lewis outlines the salient points of Wharton's career and, referring to what he considers the major themes in her writing, discusses briefly the stories here that best represent them.
In this Library of America collection, the second of two volumes, Wharton’s humor is abundantly evident in sly and subtle stories like “Xingu” (in which a ladies’ reading group is led to express its enthusiasm for an occult philosophy) and “Charm Incorporated” (about a mild-mannered Wall Street executive overwhelmed by his émigré wife’s needy but wonderful relatives). Synopsis: The Collected Stories of Edith Wharton written by Perseus, published by Carroll Graf which was released on Download The Collected Stories of Edith Wharton Books now! Available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. This Library of America collection (along with its companion volume, Collected Stories: –) presents the finest of Wharton's achievement in short fiction, drawn from the more than eighty stories she published over the course of her career.
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