Collected Novellas: The Touchstone, Sanctuary, Madame de Treymes, Ethan Frome, Bunner Sisters, The Choice, Autres Temps..., Old New York, Summer

12 Novellas In One!In one, beautifully laid-out volume, twelve of Edith Wharton's (1862-1937) most beloved and influential novellas and novelettes. Included in this volume are:The Touchstone (originally published in 1900)Sanctuary (originally published in 1903)Madame de Treymes (originally published in 1907)Ethan Frome (originally published in 1911)Bunner Sisters (originally published in 1916)The Choice (originally published in 1916)Autres Temps... (originally published in 1916)Old New York (originally published in 1924 -- including all four novellas in this collection: False Dawn, The Old Maid, The Spark, & New Year's Day)Summer (originally published in 1917)Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Literature in 1921 for her novel, The Age of Innocence. Wharton’s works are known for their meticulous attention to detail and her penetrating insight into the lives of the American upper class. Born into a prominent New York family, Wharton was educated at home and in Europe. She began writing in her teens and mostly kept her work to herself until she published her first collection of stories, The Greater Inclination, in 1899. Her first novel, The House of Mirth, was published in 1905 and met with huge success in both the US and abroad. Wharton went on to write over 40 novels and short stories, including Ethan Frome (1911), The Custom of the Country (1913), and Summer (1917). Wharton was a tireless advocate for social reform. She wrote extensively about the plight of women and the working class in America and founded the first school for underprivileged children in New York. Wharton was also a passionate traveler and designer. She wrote travel books about her travels throughout Europe and the Middle East, and was known for her elegant and luxurious interiors. Wharton’s works remain popular to this day and she is widely considered to be one of the greatest American writers of her time. Her works are still widely read, discussed, and studied in academic circles. Read more