Books by Edith Wharton

Xingu

by Edith Wharton

(136 reviews)

"Xingu" by Edith Wharton is a captivating tale that delves into the social intricacies and misunderstandings within a women's Lunch Club. When the club invites a renowned author, Osric Dane, for a meeting, chaos ensues as... See More

Certain People

by Edith Wharton

(2 reviews)

"Certain People" is a collection of short stories written by the Pulitzer prize-winning American writer, Edith Wharton. This wonderful compendium of stories would make for a worthy addition to any bookshelf, and it will be... See More

Ethan Frome Level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library: Level 3: 1000-Word Vocabulary

by Edith Wharton

(12 reviews)

A level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Retold for Learners of English by Susan Kingsley. Life is always hard for the poor, in any place and at any time. Ethan Frome is a farmer in Massachusetts. He works long... See More

Old New York

by Edith Wharton

(407 reviews)

Four novellas by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Age of Innocence, brilliantly capturing New York of the 1840s, '50s, '60s, and '70s. The four short novels in this collection are set in the New York of the 1840s... See More

The Buccaneers: A Novel

by Edith Wharton

(802 reviews)

Edith Wharton's spellbinding final novel tells a story of love in the gilded age that crosses the boundaries of society -- now an original series on AppleTV+! "Brave, lively, engaging... a fairy-tale novel, miraculouly... See More

The Fruit of The Tree

by Edith Wharton

(6 reviews)

Brimming with romance and important social questions, Edith Wharton's novel The Fruit of the Tree offers something for everyone. The story expertly weaves themes of workers' rights, medical ethics, and end-of-life care into... See More

Age of Innocence - With Audio Level 5 Oxford Bookworms Library

by Edith Wharton

(22 reviews)

A level 5 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West. Into the narrow social world of New York in the 1870s... See More

The Descent of Man & other stories

by Edith Wharton

(22 reviews)

The Descent of Man; The Other Two; Expiation; The Lady's Maid's Bell; The Mission of Jane; The Reckoning; The Letter; The Dilettante; The Quicksand; A Venetian Night's Entertainment See More

The Marne (Edith Wharton Book 11)

by Edith Wharton

(25 reviews)

The Marne is named after the critical French battles along the Marne River during the First World War. Troy Belknap, is a wealthy American whose family is enjoying their annual summer visit to France when the Germans invade... See More

The Mother's Recompense

by Edith Wharton

(48 reviews)

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1925 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Mother's Recompense' is a novel about a woman who abandoned her husband and child... See More

The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton [with Biographical Introduction]

by Edith Wharton

(8 reviews)

Edith Wharton was an American novelist, poet and short story writer whose works display her mastery over the realistic fiction genre. Although she grew up in a world of refined manners and fashionable people, she was also... See More

The House of Mirth [with Biographical Introduction]

by Edith Wharton

(4,454 reviews)

"The House of Mirth" is Edith Wharton's classic and tragic portrayal of Lily Bart, an intelligent New York socialite during the Victorian era, who seeks to secure a husband and a place in upper class society. Central to the... See More

The Glimpses of the Moon [with Biographical Introduction]

by Edith Wharton

(292 reviews)

Edith Wharton was an American novelist, poet and short story writer whose works display her mastery over the realistic fiction genre. Although she grew up in a world of refined manners and fashionable people, she was also... See More

The Age of Innocence [with Biographical Introduction]

by Edith Wharton

(5,640 reviews)

"The Age of Innocence" is Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, which depicts the bygone era of 1870s New York upper class society. The novel is the story of Newland Archer, a lawyer and heir to one of New York's... See More

Ethan Frome and Summer

by Edith Wharton

(20 reviews)

Set in rural New England, "Ethan Frome" is the story of its title character who marries Zenobia, a nagging hypochondriac of a woman, and finds himself trapped in an unfulfilling life. When Zenobia's young cousin Mattie... See More

Sanctuary [with Biographical Introduction]

by Edith Wharton

(1 review)

Edith Wharton was an American novelist, poet and short story writer whose works display a mastery over the realistic fiction genre. Although she grew up in a world of refined manners and fashionable people, she was also... See More

The Fruit of the Tree [with Biographical Introduction]

by Edith Wharton

(5 reviews)

Edith Wharton was an American novelist, poet and short story writer whose works exhibit a mastery over the realistic fiction genre. Although she grew up in a world of refined manners and fashionable people, she was also... See More

The Touchstone

by Edith Wharton

(62 reviews)

The first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, for her novel "The Age of Innocence", Edith Wharton was discouraged by her mother from pursuing her writing at an early age. Despite this she would go on to produce a prolific body of... See More

Ethan Frome [with Biographical Introduction]

by Edith Wharton

(1,367 review)

"Ethan Frome" is considered by many to be one of Edith Wharton's greatest literary accomplishments. Set in rural New England, "Ethan Frome" is the story of its title character who marries Zenobia, a nagging hypochondriac of... See More

Age of Innocence Level 5 Oxford Bookworms Library: Level 5: 1,800 Word Vocabulary

by Edith Wharton

(28 reviews)

A level 5 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West. Into the narrow social world of New York in the 1870s comes Countess Ellen Olenska, surrounded by shocked whispers about her... See More

The Reef [with Biographical Introduction]

by Edith Wharton

(174 reviews)

Written in 1912 and set in and around London, "The Reef" is a story of complex morality and its intricately woven place in society. This narrative primarily follows George Darrow and Anna Leath, a young gentleman and a... See More

Ethan Frome and Selected Stories [with Biographical Introduction]

by Edith Wharton

(2 reviews)

Edith Wharton was born in 1862 into an aristocratic New York family. Educated by the best governesses and tutors, Wharton profited from an exceptional education. She began her writing career with short stories before moving... See More

Summer [with Biographical Introduction]

by Edith Wharton

"Summer" is the story of the sexual awakening of the young woman, Charity Royall. Charity, the daughter of mountain moonshiners, is adopted by a poor New England family and falls for Lucius Harney, an educated young man from... See More

The Custom of the Country [with Biographical Introduction]

by Edith Wharton

(239 reviews)

From New York to Europe, the apartments of the nouveau riche to ancient French estates, Edith Wharton tells the story of Undine Spragg, a girl from a Midwestern town with unquenchable social aspirations. Though Undine is... See More

Ethan Frome (AmazonClassics Edition)

by Edith Wharton

(1,370 review)

In the dead gray cold of Starkfield, Massachusetts, farmer Ethan Frome is struggling to scrape out a living. His duties are to his wife, Zeena -- an ungrateful, soul-sick hypochondriac as frigid as the New England winter... See More

The Age of Innocence (Macmillan Collector's Library Book 210)

by Edith Wharton

(5,634 reviews)

Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocence, is both a poignant story of frustrated love and an extraordinarily vivid, delightfully satirical record of a vanished world - the Gilded Age of New York... See More

The House of Mirth (Macmillan Collector's Library Book 87)

by Edith Wharton

(4,456 reviews)

In The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton gives us a witty and piercingly insightful dark satire about the privileged society of early twentieth-century New York. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning... See More

Ethan Frome (1911) A NOVEL by Edith Wharton (Original Version)

by Edith Wharton

(1,369 review)

Ethan Frome, a lonely and downtrodden farmer, lives alone with his sickly, judgmental wife Zeena and her cousin Mattie, who helps around the house. Ethan and Mattie have feelings for one another, but are trapped in the... See More

Ethan Frome

by Edith Wharton

(1,375 review)

First published in 1911, "Ethan Frome" is Edith Wharton's tale of thwarted dreams and desires set in small New England town at the turn of the 20th century. When a young engineer is on assignment in the fictitious town of... See More

Ethan Frome

by Edith Wharton

(1,375 review)

One of literature's keenest social critics, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton weaves a tragic small-town tale of epic proportions in this masterful novella Physically disfigured and trapped in a loveless marriage... See More