| Author: | Edith Wharton | ISBN: | 9788829562084 |
| Publisher: | anamsaleem | Publication: | November 27, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Edith Wharton |
| ISBN: | 9788829562084 |
| Publisher: | anamsaleem |
| Publication: | November 27, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
In the title story, the “hermit" is a boy who witnessed the murder of his parents and sister. The trauma has shaped his life, but a new neighbor—the “wild woman"—is about to change his outlook. Wharton's 1908 collection also includes “The Last Asset," “In Trust," “The Pretext," “The Verdict," “The Pot-Boiler," and “The Best Man."
In the title story, the “hermit" is a boy who witnessed the murder of his parents and sister. The trauma has shaped his life, but a new neighbor—the “wild woman"—is about to change his outlook. Wharton's 1908 collection also includes “The Last Asset," “In Trust," “The Pretext," “The Verdict," “The Pot-Boiler," and “The Best Man."
