Edith Wharton

Della Ralston is hosting her cousin Charlotte when she finds out a surprising fact - Charlotte is the mother of Tina, a young girl living at a nearby orphanage. Charlotte has kept the child a secret for many years and is set to be married to Joe Ralston....

Ethan Frome è un classico della letteratura americana (anche Lisa Simpson legge Ethan Frome!) ed è considerato dalla critica più attenta l’opera migliore...

Life is always hard for the poor, in any place and at any time....

Unlike the other arts, American literature has been a powerful, influential, and leading aspect of American culture....

Este audiolibro narra la historia de Newland Archer quien es un joven abogado en la ciudad de New York a finales del año 1870 y tantos. De vida “perfecta”, Archer tiene una carrera en ascenso, millonario y comprometido con May Welland....

The Reef is a celebrated romance novel by American Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Anna Leath, a widow, and her former lover George Darrow. This sweeping romance is set in France.... 

From New York to Europe, the apartments of the nouveau riche to ancient French estates, Edith Wharton tells the story of Undine Spragg....

One of America's first novels to deal frankly with a young woman's sexual awakening, Summer shocked readers with its forthright exploration of desire and sexuality....

Orphaned following the death of her parents, Lily understands that she must use her beauty, grace, and charm to attain the social position she longs for, but she is caught between her desire for wealth and a strong moral conscience, which sabotages every opportunity she encounters....

In The Custom of the Country, Wharton’s scathing social commentary is on full display through the beautiful and manipulative Undine Spragg....

Summer details the sexual awakening of its protagonist, 18-year-old, Charity Royall, and her cruel treatment by the father of her child....

This short story features the proper Mrs. Carstyle; her husband, Mr. Carstyle; and their daughter, Irene, who are all are taken with their guest....

One of the classic works on interior decoration, Edith Wharton’s The Decoration of Houses offers a comprehensive look at the history and character of turn-of-the-century interior design....

Interweaving her own experiences of the Great War with themes of parental and filial love, art, and self-sacrifice, national loyalties and class privilege, A Son at the Front is a poignant meditation on art and possession, fidelity and responsibility....

Uscito nel 1920, "L'età dell'innocenza" vale alla sua autrice, Edith Wharton, il premio Pulitzer: sarà la prima donna a vederselo...

Wharton's most erotic and lyrical novel, Summer explores a daring theme for 1917....

The story follows the life of Tina, a young woman caught between the mother who adopted her - the beautiful, upstanding Delia - and her true mother, her plain, unmarried ‘aunt’ Charlotte....

Nick Lansing and Susy Branch are young, attractive but impoverished New Yorkers. They are in love and decide to marry, but realise their chances of happiness are slim....

Lewis Raycie is sent on a Grand Tour of Europe with instructions from his father to acquire a collection of accepted Art Works. His father's dream is to own a Raphael....

Countess Olenska, separated from her European husband, returns to old New York society....