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Edith Wharton: Collected Stories Vol 1. 18911910 (LOA #121) (Library of America Edith Wharton Edition),Used
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Library of America presents the first volume in a landmark twovolume collector's edition of the incomparable stories of an American masterBorn into an upperclass New York family, Edith Wharton broke with convention and became a professional writer, earning an enduring place as the grande dame of American letters. This Library of America collection (along with its companion volume, Collected Stories: 19111937) presents the finest of Wharton's achievement in short fiction, drawn from the more than eighty stories she published over the course of her career.Opening with her first published storythe charming 'Mrs. Manstey's View,' about a disruption in the life of an elderly apartmentdwellerthis first of two volumes presents a writer, already at the height of her powers, beginning to explore the concerns of a lifetime. In 'Souls Belated,' two lovers attempt to escape the consequences of their adulterya subject to which Wharton returns throughout her career. In 'The Mission of Jane' (about a remarkable adopted child) and 'The Pelican' (about an itinerant lecturer), she discovers her gift for social and cultural satire. Perhaps the finest of her ghost stories, 'The Eyes,' with its Jamesian sense of evil, is also included, along with two novellalength works, 'The Touchstone' and 'Sanctuary,' revealing the dazzling range of Wharton's fictive imagination.Also included in this edition are a chronology of Wharton's life, explanatory notes, and an essay on the texts.LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nations literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, Americas best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acidfree paper that will last for centuries.
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