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In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories that made her not only famous but popular among her contemporaries. That included her good friend Henry...

The figure of my wife came in... it came straight towards the bed... its wide eyes were open and looked at me with love unspeakable' Edith Nesbit, best known as the author of The Railway Children and other children's classics, was also the mistress of the ghost story and tales of terror. She was able...

Brimming with romance and important social questions, Edith Wharton's novel The Fruit of the Tree offers something for everyone. The story expertly weaves themes of workers' rights, medical ethics, and end-of-life care into the framework of a conventional — but pulse-pounding — romantic entanglement.

Edith Wharton’s first novel chronicles the rise to power of Odo Valsecca, a young man who inherits a dukedom during the tumult of the French Revolution. Forced to choose between his liberal views and his family’s feudal tradition, his future is even more complicated by his love for his sweetheart Fulvia, a kidnapping, and a daring escape by sea.

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. One of America's first novels to deal frankly with a young woman's sexual awakening, Summer shocked readers with its forthright exploration of desire and sexuality. Set in the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts,...

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This edition of The Marne: A Tale of the War includes a table of contents.

Short collection of poetry. According to Wikipedia: Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. ... The Age of Innocence (1920), perhaps her best known work, won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for literature, making her the first woman to win the award."

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time Newland Archer saw little to envy in the marriages of his friends, yet he prided himself that in May Welland he had found the companion of his needs--tender and impressionable, with equal purity of mind and manners. The...

In 1921, the Pulitzer Prize was awarded to Edith Wharton for The Age of Innocence, making Wharton the first woman to win the prestigious honor. But Wharton, who wrote several novels, poems, and short stories, was far more than just a writer. Wharton was a well-regarded intellectual who could count among...

American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton was friend and confidante to many gifted intellectuals of her time: Henry James, Sinclair Lewis, Jean Cocteau and André Gide were all guests of hers at one time or another. Bernard Berenson and Kenneth Clark were valued friends as well....

Jane Allen: Center is a novel by Edith Bancroft.  Author of Jane Allen of the Sub-Team, Jane Allen: Right Guard, etc. Published by THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY Akron, Ohio—New York. Copyright MCMXX THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY Jane Allen, Center Made in the United States of America

Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century.  Wharton’s writings were known for their witty presentation on upper class society in America.  This edition of Crucial Instances includes a table of contents.

Was Hat Hitlers Bart mit dem blauen Auge der Nachbarin zu tun? Warum ist im Milchgeschäft so eine große Pfütze? Wie lebt man als Mörderin? Warum ist die Familie über meinen Gedichtvortrag entsetzt? Wie viele Stücke Bisquitroulade kann man naschen, bis Mutti es bemerkt? Was können einen kleine...

Chez les heureux du monde est un roman écrit par de la romancière américaine Edith Wharton (1862 – 1937). Ce drame psychologique est la première réussite romanesque de l’auteur, qui a été un grand succès de librairie. Résumé : Chez les heureux du monde suit les pérégrinations...