Edith Wharton

A side from her Pulitzer Prize-winning talent as a novel writer, Edith Wharton also distinguished herself as a short story writer, publishing more than seventy-two stories in ten volumes during her lifetime. The best of her short fiction is collected here in Roman Fever and Other Stories. From her picture of erotic love and illegitimacy in the title story to her exploration of the aftermath of divorce detailed in "Souls Belated" and "The Last Asset," Wharton shows her usual skill "in dissecting the elements of emotional subtleties, moral ambiguities, and the implications of social restrictions," as Cynthia Griffin Wolff writes in her introduction. Roman Fever and Other Stories is a surprisingly contemporary volume of stories by one of our most enduring writers.

World-renowned cartoonist Seth returns with three new ghost stories for 2026. Reading a ghost story on Christmas Eve was once as much a part of traditional Christmas celebrations as turkey, eggnog, and Santa Claus. World-famous cartoonist Seth selects and beautifully illustrates each book for this beloved series in his own inimitable way, bringing back these classic Christmas ghost stories for readers across North America. Neglected by her absent husband, the beautiful Duchess Violante turns to prayer, and, seemingly, the company of the duke’s cousin. Suspicious of his wife, the duke returns unexpectedly one day and an argument breaks out which takes a dark turn—and leaves the memory of that day immortalized in the haunting face of a stone statue.

Edith Wharton's biting satire about a relentlessly ambitious New York City social climber, freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Editions line. Set near the turn of the 20th century, The Custom of the Country follows Undine Spragg, an uncultured Midwesterner who arrives in New York determined to conquer high society. Quickly learning how to bend and break the unwritten social rules, she ruthlessly discards anyone who stands in the way of her own rising star, leaving a wake of broken hearts and shattered lives from the ballrooms of Fifth Avenue to the salons of Paris. An antiheroine who Jia Tolentino calls "a dazzling monster," Undine soon finds that her freedom is bought with a price far greater than money.

Edith Wharton, known primarily for her novels of American high society, was also a war writer. She was one of the first woman writers to be allowed to visit the war zones in France in 1915 and report back on what she saw. This resulting collection of six essays – five of which were originally published in American magazines – presents a fascinating and unique perspective on wartime France by one of America’s great novelists. Written with Wharton’s distinctive literary skills to advocate American intervention in the war, this little-known war text demonstrates that she was a complex and accomplished propagandist. However, these eyewitness accounts also demonstrate a troubling awareness of the human cost of war. Incorporating a wealth of previously unpublished archival material and images, this critical edition aims to bring this neglected text into the field of Wharton studies, allowing critics and enthusiasts to reevaluate her contribution as a war writer and to assess the significance of this period for her literary development.

Vpervye na russkom jazyke! Dlja fanatov "kostjumirovannykh dram", "Bridzhertonov" i romanov Dzhejn Osten. V 2023 godu Apple TV+ zapustili dramaticheskij serial "Bukanerki". V 1870 godu pjatero molodykh i bogatykh amerikanok - Nen, Konchita, Dzhinni, Lizzi i Mejbl - otpravljajutsja v London pokorjat vysshee obschestvo. Junaja Konchita vykhodit zamuzh za anglijskogo lorda Richarda, i posle pyshnoj svadby on priglashaet ee podrug - Nen, Dzhinni, Lizzi i Mejbl - pozhit v Londone i posetit bal debjutantok. No zhizn v Starom svete okazyvaetsja ne takoj prostoj: ikh svobodoljubie i dukh novizny prikhodjatsja ne po nravu vysokomernym anglichanam. Mezhdu gerojami voznikajut slozhnye otnoshenija, intrigi i borba za nezavisimost v obschestve, gde zhenschiny tolko nachinajut otvoevyvat svoi prava. Progressivnyj roman Edit Uorton vo mnogom operedil svoe vremja. On pokazyvaet peresechenie dvukh kultur: amerikanskoj svobody i novizny s ustojavshimisja traditsijami britanskoj aristokratii. V sudbakh geroin projavljaetsja stolknovenie kultur, sotsialnoe neravenstvo i ogranichenija, kotorye nakladyvaet obschestvo na zhenschin togo vremeni. Eto istorija o vzroslenii, poiske sebja i ljubvi, v kotoroj perepletajutsja lichnye ambitsii i obschestvennye ozhidanija. Avtor umerla v 1937 g., roman "Bukanerki" ona zakonchila na 29-j glave, ostaviv sjuzhetnye nabroski, pozvoljajuschie ponjat, kak slozhilis sudby pjaterykh geroin romana. Spustja pochti 60 let po ostavshimsja nabroskam roman dopisala literaturoved, pisatelnitsa Merion Mejnvaring (1922-2015).

Nachalo XX veka - epokha oslepitelnoj roskoshi i nepreklonnykh sotsialnykh barerov. V etot mir, gde vse reshajut proiskhozhdenie i svjazi, pribyvaet Undina Spregg, devushka iz provintsii, - izbalovannaja i egoistichnaja, no pri etom neotrazimo obajatelnaja i oderzhimaja chestoljubivymi mechtami. Vmeste s roditeljami ona pereezzhaet v Nju-Jork, tverdo reshiv pokorit vysshij svet. Ee krasota mgnovenno prikovyvaet vzgljady, a prirodnoe obajanie pomogaet bystro vlitsja v svetskoe obschestvo. Undina s porazitelnoj legkostju osvaivaet tonkosti etiketa i umelo zavjazyvaet nuzhnye znakomstva. No za bezuprechnymi manerami i sijajuschej ulybkoj taitsja kholodnyj raschet: dlja Undiny ljudi - lish stupeni na puti k tseli, a brak - ne sojuz serdets, a strategicheskij khod v pogone za bogatstvom i vlijaniem. Chto zhdet Undinu na vershine ee voskhozhdenija? Obretet li ona to, k chemu tak otchajanno stremitsja, - ili tsena uspekha okazhetsja slishkom vysoka?..

Edith Wharton's ghost stories whisper of passion, exile, and the things we cannot forget From bleak New England farms to glittering drawing rooms, Wharton summons hauntings that speak less of horror than of human yearning. This collection includes some of her most powerful supernatural tales, written with elegance and chill. BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days

Enjoy Edith Wharton’s signature grace and insight in this sumptuous edition of the timeless Gilded Age story The Age of Innocence. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and one of the most celebrated novels of the twentieth century, The Age of Innocence explores the intricate social world of Gilded Age New York. Newland Archer, a young lawyer engaged to the beautiful and proper May Welland, finds his carefully ordered life upended by the arrival of Countess Ellen Olenska, a woman whose independence and defiance of convention challenge every rule of the society he knows. Torn between duty and desire, Archer must choose between the expectations of his world and the yearning of his heart in this timeless story of love, loss, and the cost of conformity. This stunning heirloom edition features: A foil-embossed cover Unabridged text Gorgeous design An ideal gift for any bibliophile, this exquisite edition will be treasured for generations. Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover, Chartwell Deluxe Editions offer beautifully presented works from some of the most important authors in literary history. Other deluxe classics from Chartwell include Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, Little Women, Moby Dick, Emma, Dracula, The Odyssey, Inferno, and The Republic.

Vpervye na russkom jazyke! "Staryj Nju-Jork" (Old New York, 1924) Edit Uorton - tsikl iz chetyrjokh novell-prikvelov k drugomu romanu avtora "Epokhe nevinnosti", raskryvajuschikh nravy elity Nju-Jorka 1840-1870 gg. Uorton masterski prepariruet sotsialnye uslovnosti vysshego sveta, gde traditsii i status diktujut kazhdyj shag. Chitatel vstretit znakomykh personazhej po "Epokhe nevinnosti": vlijatelnuju missis Menson Mingott, spletnika Sillerton Dzheksona i aristokrata Genri van der Lajdena. Glavnye geroi dannykh novell sovershajut postupki iz ljubvi, no obschestvo otvergaet ikh za otklonenija ot ikh prinjatoj paradigmy povedenija. "Nesbyvshiesja nadezhdy" Junosha Ljuis Rejsi tratit nasledstvo na kartiny italjanskogo Vozrozhdenija po sovetu Rjoskina. Otets lishaet ego vsego, no spustja polveka polotna prinosjat sostojanie. "Staraja deva" Sharlotta rozhaet vnebrachnogo rebjonka ot byvshego ukhazhjora kuziny Delii. V silu obstojatelstv Sharlotta ne mozhet vospityvat devochku, poetomu Delija udocherjaet devochku. "Iskra" Rasskazchik voskhischaetsja drugom Khejli Delejnom, chi moralnye poryvy - nasledie vstrechi s Uitmenom na vojne. Pravda, togda Delejn ne znal, kto on takoj, i kogda rasskazchik sluchajno pomogaet emu razgadat zagadku i znakomit ego s nekotorymi stikhotvorenijami Uitmena, Delejn ispytyvaet razocharovanie, schitaja novye formy poezii chepukhoj. "Den Novogo goda" Lizzi Khejzeldin prodaet ljubov Genri Pristu, chtoby soderzhat bolnogo muzha. Posle ego smerti ona ostaetsja otverzhennoj obschestvom, vernoj ego pamjati do kontsa dnej. Mnogo let spustja rasskazchik znakomitsja so starejuschej Lizzi, kotoraja vedet zhizn damy polusveta, otvergnutaja obschestvom, no pri etom khranit vernost obrazu muzha i nikogo k sebe ne dopuskaet.