435 títulos para "Wharton Edith"

The Book of the Homeless

Wharton, Edith

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references...

The Book of the Homeless

Wharton, Edith

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references...

In Morocco

Edith Wharton

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1920 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. In Morocco is a travel journey in which Wharton details her observations and experiences while in colonial North Africa. Edith Wharton was born in New York City i...

La edad de la inocencia

Wharton, Edith

Publicada en 1920, es probablemente la mejor obra de Edith Wharton. Su eje argumental está constituido por un adulterio frustrado. Newland Archer es un caballero de la alta burguesía en el Nueva York del siglo XIX que está prometido a May Welland, pero todo cambiará al conocer a la prima de esta, la...

The Custom of the Country

Edith Wharton

This early work on The custom of the country is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in a...

The Fruit of the Tree - With Illustrations by Alonzo Kimball

Edith Wharton

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1907 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. The Fruit of the Tree is a novel set in a small mill town and is infused with key social ideas such as labour reform, class, and euthanasia. Edith Wharton was bor...

The Triumph of the Night (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

Edith Wharton

Many of the earliest and most interesting vampire stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

House of Mirth

Edith Wharton

A dazzling exploration of social currency, love, and hypocrisy among the Gilded Ages upper crust, The House of Mirth is a classic novel that remains essential reading. Beautiful Lily Bart is a young New York socialite who enjoys everything that high society in the late 19th century has to offer. She...

The Age of Innocence

Edith Wharton

It Was Going to Be The Perfect Wedding - Until He Showed Up... The Age of Innocence centers on an upper-class couple's impending marriage, and the introduction of the bride's cousin, plagued by scandal, whose presence threatens their happiness. Though the novel questions the assumptions and moral...

The Children

Edith Wharton

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1928 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. The Children is a comic novel about the seven Wheater children and their association with a bachelor that leads to several misadventures. Edith Wharton was born i...

The Custom of the Country

Edith Wharton

The Custom of the Country is a 1913 tragicomedy of manners novel by American Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society.The Spraggs, a family of midwesterners from the fictional city of Apex who have made money through somewh...

Dos estampas de Nueva York

Edith Wharton

Los libros de Wharton son testimonio de las transformaciones que sufría Nueva York a principios del siglo XX, de las grandes mansiones frente a Central Park hasta las zonas de los obreros explotados, reducidos a una vida indigna en sus diminutos departamentos. A pesar de que no apoyó ni el movimient...