Books
by Edith Wharton
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The House of Mirth |
There is something daunting about 19th century novelists - all those words! Yet so often - as is the case with Wharton - the words slip by like silk they are so well written. I had not read any Wharton - and what a pleasure, despite finding the world portrayed horribly fascinating in its shallow adherence to luxury. But that is the point - and in Lily Bart, Wharton has created an interesting, flawed heroine. Recommended.
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 47 September 2008) |
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The New York Stories of Edith Wharton: selected and with an introduction by Roxana Robinson |
In 1913, Edith Wharton divorced her husband, moved from New York to France,
and embarked on a new life far from the insular society of Old New York and its
strict rules of conduct. Having escaped this enclave, she spent the rest of her life
writing about it. In this richly varied collection of twenty short stories, Wharton
goes from strength to strength. The last story, “Roman Fever”, is regarded by
many to be one of her best. Personally, I was completely awed. Read it free on
Google.
(Sharron Calkins - bwl 117 Summer 2025) |
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