The Portable Edith Wharton (Penguin Classics)

The Portable Edith Wharton (Penguin Classics)

Best known for her novels depicting the stifling conformity and ceremoniousness of the upper-class New York society into which she was born, Edith Wharton also wrote brilliantly in many genres: essays, travel pieces, memoirs, and a variety of short stories. This unique collection provides a fresh look at Wharton's genius by including a generous sampling of her short stories, along with nonfiction, letters, excerpts from the novels <i>The House of Mirth</i>, <i>The Reef</i>, and <i>The Age of Innocence, and Summer</i>, reprinted in its entirety. Also included in this volume is an introduction by Linda Wagner-Martin, who examines the life and literary accomplishments of Edith Wharton, a chronology, notes, and bibliography. <br><br> Edited with an introduction by Linda Wagner-Martin.