THE GHOST STORIES OF EDITH WHARTON
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by Edith Wharton
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Constable 1975
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1st Edition 2nd Printing
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Hardback book with Dust jacket
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These marvellous stories appeared at intervals during Edith Wharton's writing career, beginning in 1904 with "The Lady's Maid's Bell' and ending with 'All Souls' in 1937, the year of her death. They have lost none of their effectiveness over the years and sustain their appeal for a new generation of readers.
The settings, which create the mood so successfully in every story, are varied: the sophisticated New York Mrs Wharton knew and portrayed so well, New England at its bleakest, old England with its tradition of haunted houses, Normandy with mists sweeping in from the Channel, rambling American country mansions isolated within their spacious grounds, with long passage-ways leading to distant servants' quarters. R. W. B. Lewis, in his preface to The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton says, 'she displayed her skill in this category often enough to be ranked among its modern masters.'
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CONDITION:
- Very good overall condition.
- Binding is strong, tight and straight.
- Dust jacket is super bright and unfaded. Has a little edge wear and a couple of small tears with no paper loss. Has a small stain at top of front cover.
- Pages are crisp and clean.
- Hardcover has a little wear and rubbing especially at top and bottom of spine.