«The Age of Innocence» tells the story of a forthcoming society wedding, and the threat to the happy couple from the appearance in their midst of an exotic and beautiful femme fatale, a cousin of the bride. Newland Archer is a distinguished lawyer looking forward to his marriage to shy, lovely, sheltered May Welland. But when he meets Countess Ellen Olenska, scandalously separated from her European husband, a Polish count, he falls hopelessly in love and blights his marriage to May by fail...

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This ebook compiles Edith Wharton's complete novels, including "The Age of Innocence", "Ethan Frome", "The Custom of the Country" and "The House of Mirth". This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists a...

Poor farmer Ethan Frome endures yet another harsh winter in Starkfield, Massachusetts, caring for his constantly ill wife Zeena. His life is bleak and miserable — until the arrival of Mattie Silver, a cousin of Zeena’s hired to help the Fromes around the house. Ethan finds himself attracted to the lovely Mattie, and even considers having an affair while his wife is away from home. When Zeena returns and decides to send Mattie away, the two would-be lovers make a pact that ultimately ends i...

Society, desire, and the hidden truths beneath elegant lives. In The Complete Works of Edith Wharton, Edith Wharton presents a remarkable collection of novels, stories, and writings that explore the complexities of society, class, and human relationships. This comprehensive volume brings together her most influential works, offering vivid portrayals of high society and the quiet struggles beneath its polished surface. Through rich storytelling and keen observation, Wharton reveals themes o...

The Age of Innocence is a portrait of upper-class, East Coast American life in the 19th century. Newland Archer, a lawyer and son of one of New York City's most established families, is happily engaged to marry the beautiful and sweet May Welland, a picture-perfect product of Old New York society. Yet he begins to question his dreams of wedded life when he meets Ellen, May's beautiful but stubbornly independent cousin, who has made the scandalous decision to divorce her husband an...

Step into the refined, seductive, and often cruel world of Edith Wharton — the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and one of America's greatest literary voices. The Complete Works of Edith Wharton brings together her masterful novels, novellas, and shorter fiction, offering a sweeping portrait of society, ambition, desire, and the unspoken rules that shape human lives. From the aching restraint of The Age of Innocence to the moral complexity of Ethan Frome, the glittering so...

The Age of Innocence is a 1920 novel by American author Edith Wharton. It was her eighth novel, and was initially serialized in 1920 in four parts, in the magazine Pictorial Review. Later that year, it was released as a book by D. Appleton & Company. It won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, making Wharton the first woman to win the prize. Though the committee had initially agreed to give the award to Sinclair Lewis for Main Street, the judges, in rejecting his book on political grounds,...

Elegance, passion, and social ambition in America's Gilded Age. The Complete Works of Edith Wharton offers readers the definitive collection from the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. From the poignant love story of The Age of Innocence to the tragic realism of Ethan Frome and the scathing social critiques of The House of Mirth, Wharton's novels explore the complex intersection of tradition, desire, and societal expectation. A master of psychological insight and dramatic s...

This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. ` `•Fast and Loose, 1877 •The Touchstone, 1900 •The Valley of Decision, 1902 •Sanctuary, 1903 •The H...

If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. This collection of the greatest mysterious dark tales gathers together more than 100 authors and more than 1000 short stories (!), which makes it truly unique in its kind. Be ...

Striking, sophisticated and witty, Lily Bart lives a life of expensive taste and civilised society in turn of the century New York. But nearing thirty and still unmarried, Lily’s place in society becomes uncertain without a husband to maintain her lifestyle and social standing. After rejecting several offers of marriage, Lily’s life spirals out of control as she begins an innocent relationship with a friend’s husband, Gus Trenor, and is accused of adultery. Destitute and alone, Lily realiz...