Edith Wharton Books


Madame de Treymes

Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton's 1907 novella explores the milieu of Americans living abroad in Paris. New Yorker John Durham travels to Paris to woo an old flame, Fanny Frisbee, now the Marquis de Malrive. Fanny is s..

In Morocco

Edith Wharton

In Morocco is a travel work written by Edith Wharton, an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and designer.Author's Preface:Having begun my book with the statement that Morocco stil..

Xingu

Edith Wharton

Xingu is a short humorous story blended with satire and wit on women societies written by American novelist, Edith Wharton, the first woman to won Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1921.Excer..

The Descent of Man and Other Stories

Edith Wharton

The Descent of Man and Other Stories is a collection of short stories written by American novelist and playwright. Wharton dissecting some of the customs, habits and vagaries of courtship and mar..

Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort

Edith Wharton

American novelist Edith Wharton was living in Paris when World War I broke out in 1914. She obtained permission to visit sites behind the lines, including hospitals, ravaged villages, and trenches. Fi..

Artemis to Actaeon, and Other Verses

Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the l..

The Hermit and the Wild Woman, and Other Stories

Edith Wharton

The Hermit and the Wild Woman, and Other Stories is a collection of American short stories written by Edith Wharton, who was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and designer. Wharton..

Ethan Frome

Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton's 1911 novel Ethan Frome tells the story of a tragic love triangle. Set in the highly symbolic wintry landscape of Starkfield, Massachusetts, the narrative centers on the title character..