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Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. A decade of monumental change and slaughter. Many of society’s telling questions are cast aside in times of that speak of greater needs, greater priorities. For these talented authors their ideas and words keep these magnificent stories at the forefront of our literary lives.

"The Age of Innocence" is considered by many critics to be author Edith Wharton's masterpiece. When it was published in 1920, it was received with rapturous reviews and earned Wharton the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, making her the first woman in history to receive this honor. Set amid the aristocracy of New York City in the early part of the 20th century—a world with which Wharton was deeply familiar—the book relates the story of Newland Archer, a rich New York bachelor who has become engaged to fellow socialite May Welland.

The Edith Wharton Works Collection presents her complete novels and short stories, providing an immersive experience of her thought-provoking narratives.

Experience the elegance and complexity of Edith Wharton Audiobooks, a collection of masterfully narrated stories exploring themes of love, wealth, and social class. These timeless tales offer a window into the triumphs and struggles of high society and the human heart.

Timeless Edith Wharton Stories offers a curated selection of her finest tales, showcasing her sharp wit and keen observations of social norms, love, and ambition.

The Edith Wharton Classics Podcast presents a beautifully narrated collection of her most celebrated works, capturing the essence of ambition, morality, and the pursuit of happiness.

Step into the eerie and mysterious world of Bewitched by Edith Wharton, narrated by Estelle Belong-Smrtnikova. This haunting tale explores the dark side of obsession, secrecy, and the supernatural in the cold, isolated landscapes of rural New England. When a small community becomes entangled in a strange and chilling mystery surrounding a ghostly figure, buried secrets and forbidden desires come to light, blurring the line between reality and the supernatural.

Rescued from a poverty-stricken mountain life, Charity Royall lives as ward to Lawyer Royall in the small New England town of North Dormer. However, Charity is bored by her job at the local library and feels thwarted by the order that governs her society–until a young man named Lucius Harney plucks her from the drabness of North Dormer life.

Being an English author in a new and different culture seems to work its magic when these two are placed together in the same spot with a rich vocabulary; ideas seem more fully formed and characters have another edge to their existence. For the outsider looking in, more can be revealed and shared with ourselves.

La historia se centra en Mary y Ned Boyne, un matrimonio estadounidense que se muda a una antigua casa en Inglaterra. Fascinados por lo paranormal, bromean sobre la posibilidad de encontrar un fantasma. La peculiaridad de su nuevo hogar es que, según la leyenda local, si alguien ve un fantasma en la casa, no lo reconocerá hasta "después". La trama se desarrolla cuando un misterioso visitante llega buscando a Ned sobre un asunto de negocios. Ned atiende al visitante, pero después desaparece sin dejar rastro.

Plongez-vous dans l'élégance étouffante de la haute société new-yorkaise du XIXe siècle, où les règles sociales sont aussi immuables que les murailles des manoirs en pierre. "L'Âge de l'Innocence", l'oeuvre enchanteresse d'Edith Wharton, dépeint un monde de convenances raffinées et de passions étouffées, où les apparences gouvernent les cœurs et les esprits.

Winter in a Massachusetts village serves as a backdrop to Edith Wharton's masterpiece about a man with little hope of escaping his bleak future. Married to an older woman named Zeena, Ethan Frome finds himself drawn to his wife's cousin, Mattie.

The horror of the male experience during World War One was well documented in poetry, memoir, and fiction throughout the 20th century. Women's voices of despair, endurance and anger, however, have often been forgotten. These poems of political fury, widowed brides, industry undertaken, and sons and friends loved and lost, give a heartbreaking insight into the experience of women throughout World War One.

Love. Perhaps the one word solution for everything. An emotion, a state of mind that we strive for, search for. A wondrous force that binds, inspires, and a force that can spin out of control; unbalanced and fragile. Love reflects, changes and embraces us all. In this series we explore the many facets of love through literary talents that span both time and country.

Newland Archer, a promising lawyer, is resigned to settling for a quiet life with his fiancée, May Welland, a lovely but entirely conventional young woman. However, when Countess Olenska, May's rebellious cousin, returns to New York preceded by the scandals of her love life, Newland risks everything for the chance to experience true love.