Wharton: 570 books

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time Newland Archer saw little to envy in the marriages of his friends, yet he prided himself that in May Welland he had found the companion of his needs--tender and impressionable, with equal purity of mind and manners. The...

Edith Wharton, the author of classic novels including The Age of Innocence, was an American living in Paris when war broke out in 1914. In the months that followed, she was one of the few foreigners allowed to travel to the front lines. She wrote a series of articles documenting her travels, always...

Wharton’s second short story collection (1901) includes witty and perceptive takes on the wealthy and cultured, such as “The Angel at the Grave,” “The Recovery,” “The Copy: A Dialogue,” and “The Rembrandt,” as well as forays into the supernatural with “The Duchess at Prayer” and “The Moving Finger.”

Third Book in the Angel Slayer Series, Ryan must tackle the seven Princess and the Gates to hell His toughest test yet as he and Maria must defeat the seven strongest Female Fallen that there are followed by the attempt of the destruction of the Seven Gates to Hell

Chez les heureux du monde est un roman écrit par de la romancière américaine Edith Wharton (1862 – 1937). Ce drame psychologique est la première réussite romanesque de l’auteur, qui a été un grand succès de librairie. Résumé : Chez les heureux du monde suit les pérégrinations...

Le Bilan est une nouvelle écrite par la romancière américaine Edith Wharton (1862 – 1937). Ce livre numérique présente l'édition intégrale et comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mise en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique.

Wharton's finest work which won her the Pulitzer Prize for literature. It tells a story of 19th century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.

The House of Mirth tells the story of Lily Bart, a woman who is torn between her desire for luxurious living and a relationship based on mutual respect and love. She sabotages all her possible chances for a wealthy marriage, loses the esteem of her social circle, and dies young, poor, and alone. The...

Une nouvelle gothique dans la grande tradition. Une femme de chambre est envoyée en service dans une sinistre maison à la campagne. Edith Wharton, (1862 - 1937), est une romancière américaine.

Uno sguardo indietro è l’autobiografia di una donna impetuosa che racconta un’infanzia segnata da una rigida educazione e il suo diventare una scrittrice in grado di ironizzare sull’ipocrisia che dominava sul mondo in cui è cresciuta. Questo testo è la testimonianza della vita di Edith Wharton...

This holiday, we are offering to you our own Christmas box - filled up to the top with the best Christmas novels, classics to read during holidays, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift...

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...

A collection of twelve Pulitzer Prize winning books with an active table of contents to help you easily find the book you are looking for.Alice Adams" by Booth Tarkington Anna Christie" by Eugene O'Neill The Americanization of Edward Bok - The Autobiography of a Dutch Boy Fifty Years After" by Edward...