Edith Wharton: Collected Stories Vol 1. 1891-1910 (LOA #121)

Edith Wharton: Collected Stories Vol 1. 1891-1910 (LOA #121) (Library of America Edith Wharton Edition)

Born into an upper-class New York family, Edith Wharton broke with convention and became a professional writer, earning an enduring place as the grande dame of American letters. This Library of America collection (along with its companion volume, Collected Stories: 1911â€“1937) 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. Opening with her first published storyâ€”the charming "Mrs. Manstey's View," about a disruption in the life of an elderly apartment-dwellerâ€”this first of two volumes presents a writer, already at the height of her powers, beginning to explore the concerns of a lifetime. In "Souls Belated," two lovers attempt to escape the consequences of their adulteryâ€”a subject to which Wharton returns throughout her career. In "The Mission of Jane" (about a remarkable adopted child) and "The Pelican" (about an itinerant lecturer), she discovers her gift for social and cultural satire. Perhaps the finest of her ghost stories, "The Eyes," with its Jamesian sense of evil, is also included, along with two novella-length works, "The Touchstone" and "Sanctuary," revealing the dazzling range of Wharton's fictive imagination. Also included in this edition are a chronology of Wharton's life, explanatory notes, and an essay on the texts.
Country USA
Brand Library of America
Manufacturer Library of America
Binding Hardcover
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2001-01-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781883011932

Country	USA
Brand	Library of America
Manufacturer	Library of America
Binding	Hardcover
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2001-01-29
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781883011932

Edith Wharton: Collected Stories Vol 1. 1891-1910 (LOA #121) (Library of America Edith Wharton Edition)

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