Bøker av Edith Wharton

Bunner Sisters explores the lives of the impoverished class in 1870s New York. Sisters Ann Eliza and Evelina run a small shop out of a shabby basement on a side street. Despite their misfortunes, they are happy in their small, supportive community of women. This bubble will soon be burst, however, as Ann Eliza and Evelina are faced with the harsh realities of the world that exists outside of their shop. A considerate exploration of American society, class, and sibling relationships, Edith Wharton's novel is unmissable if you enjoyed Louisa May Alcott's 'Little Women'.

Artemis to Actaeon and More is a collection of poetry by Edith Wharton, expanding her 1909 collection with additional, thematically related works. This volume includes a series of poems that explore themes of love, nature, myth, and the passage of time. Wharton's lyrical and evocative style is evident throughout the collection, reflecting her deep understanding of human emotions and classical mythology.One of the standout poems in the collection is the title poem, "Artemis to Actaeon", which reinterprets the Greek myth of the hunter Actaeon, who is transformed into a stag and killed by his own hounds after glimpsing the goddess Artemis bathing. Through this and other poems, Wharton delves into the complexities of desire, transformation, and the often tragic consequences of human actions.

EDITH WHARTON (1862-1937) was one of the most remarkable women of her time, and her immense commercial and critical success-most notably with her novel "The Age of Innocense" (1920), which won a Pulitzer Prize-have long overshadowed her small but distinguished body of supernatural fiction. Some of her finest fantastic and detective work (which oft times overlap) was first collected in 1909 in "Tales of Men and Ghosts". The psychological horror is as important as the literal one here, and subtle ambiguities characterized by the best of Henry James's work (such as "The Turn of the Screw") are also present in Wharton's character studies, such as "The Bolted Door." Is the protagonist a murderer, or is he mad? In the end it may not matter, for it is his descent into madness and obsession that gives the story its chilling frisson. Other tales present men (or ghosts, or what men believe to be ghosts) in a variety of lights, from misunderstood monsters to vengeful spirits to insecure artists. If you have never read Edith Wharton's fantasy work before, you will be captivated and delighted. Without a doubt, this is a landmark book, and an important addition to the Wildside Fantasy Classics line.