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The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Category: Fiction | Series: Collins Classics
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Do you remember what you said to me once? That you could help me only by loving me? Well-you did love me for a moment; and it helped me. It has always helped me.' Lily Bart, an attractive young woman living in New ...Show more
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Wordsworth Classics
The House of Mirth tells the story of Lily Bart, aged 29, beautiful, impoverished and in need of a rich husband to safeguard her place in the social elite, and to support her expensive habits - her clothes, her charities and her gambling. Unwilling to marry without both love and money, Lily becomes vuln ...Show more
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
Lily Bart is twenty-nine, beautiful and charming. She has expensive tastes, loves to gamble and socializes with the wealthy upper-class families of New York. But her meagre finances are dwindling and her place in society is slipping away from her. Her only hope of security is to find a suitable husband. ...Show more
The Marne by Edith Wharton
Category: Fiction
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not imp ...Show more
The Old Maid by Edith Wharton; Roxana Robinson (Introduction by)
Category: Classics | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
Delia rejected passion in favor of a secure marriage but cousin Charlotte followed her own heart, even though it meant remaining unwed and giving up her baby. Charlotte's sacrifice has allowed the child, Tina, an advantageous position in New York City's fashionable society as Delia's adopted daughter. N ...Show more
The Reef by Edith Wharton
Category: Fiction
The Reefby Edith WhartonSet in and around London, The Reef is a story of complex morality and its intricately woven place in society. This narrative primarily follows George Darrow and Anna Leath, a young gentleman and a widowed lady who plan to marry. Both of them experience doubts about their union, w ...Show more
The Reef by Edith Wharton
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Everyman's Library Classics Ser.
Edith Wharton's subtle variation on the theme of the eternal triangle features Anna Leath, a rich American widow living in France; her daughter's delightful governess, Sophy Viner; and the first love of Anna's youth, George Darrow, who has come back into her life. Hoping to be reunited with George, An ...Show more
The Touchstone by Edith Wharton
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Alma Classics 101 Pages Ser.
Stephen Glennard is in desperate need of money. So when he becomes aware of the potential value of a series of passionate love letters written to him by the recently deceased author Margaret Aubyn, he sells them and marries the beautiful Alexa Trent. However, his shame and guilt at building a new life o ...Show more
The Touchstone by Edith Wharton
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels Ser.
Edith Wharton's classic novel, The Touchstone, is a timeless story of love, loss, and redemption. Set in the late 19th century, the novel follows the life of a young woman as she navigates her way through the social norms of her world. From a loveless marriage to a passionate affair, The Touchstone is a ...Show more
The World Over by Edith Wharton
Category: Classic
The World Over was Wharton's last collection of stories, and typifies her elegant style and a feminist perspective that was ahead of its time. The collection includes one of her best-loved stories Roman Fever, which features two middle-aged American women who are visiting Rome with their daughters, and ...Show more
The Writing of Fiction by Edith Wharton
Category: Languages and Reference
A rare work of nonfiction from Edith Wharton, The Writing of Fiction contains brilliant advice on writing from the first woman ever to win a Pulitzer Prize - for her first novel The Age of Innocence. In The Writing of Fiction, Wharton provides general comments on the roots of modern fiction, the various ...Show more