Logo

Tales of Men and Ghosts by Edith Wharton

Large book cover: Tales of Men and Ghosts

Tales of Men and Ghosts
by

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
ISBN/ASIN: 1426418493
Number of pages: 457

Description:
The psychological horror is as important as the literal one here, and subtle ambiguities characterized by the best of Henry James's work (such as 'The Turn of the Screw') are also present in Wharton's character studies, such as 'The Bolted Door'. Is the protagonist a murderer, or is he mad?...

Home page url

Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(multiple formats)

Download mirrors:
Mirror 1

Similar books

Book cover: The SparkThe Spark
by - D. Appleton
The Spark tells of a seemingly ordinary socialite who nevertheless was touched by his Civil War experiences. Edith Wharton, the author of this book, was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer.
(5261 views)
Book cover: The Triumph of NightThe Triumph of Night
by - Charles Scribner's Sons
The shivering young traveller from Boston, who had counted on jumping into it when he left the train at Northridge Junction, found himself standing alone on the open platform, exposed to the full assault of night-fall and winter...
(5462 views)
Book cover: The Valley of DecisionThe Valley of Decision
by - Charles Scribner's Sons
For her novel, a historical romance set in Italy, Edith Wharton chose as her model Stendhal's The Charterhouse of Parma. She was determined that it be both highly literary and commercially viable. It established her career as a writer of fiction.
(5701 views)
Book cover: The Age of InnocenceThe Age of Innocence
by - D. Appleton and Company
The Age of Innocence, one of Edith Wharton's most renowned novels and the first by a woman to win the Pulitzer Prize, exquisitely details the struggle between love and responsibility through the experiences of men and women in Gilded Age New York.
(12538 views)