Edith Wharton

Countess Olenska, separated from her European husband, returns to old New York society....

Ethan Frome is Edith Wharton’s masterful tale of isolation, duty, and forbidden longing set against the stark backdrop of rural New England.

Beautiful, sophisticated and endlessly ambitious Lily Bart endeavours to climb the social ladder of New York's elite by securing a good match and living beyond her means....

Nick Lansing and Susy Branch are young, attractive but impoverished New Yorkers. They are in love and decide to marry, but realise their chances of happiness are slim....

From mystery and crime to romance and tragedy, in this collection you will discover award-winning writing that effortlessly spans genre and style.

In Hudson River Bracketed, Edith Wharton illuminates the creative process of writing. Vance Weston, a young Midwesterner yearning to be a writer, travels to New York in pursuit of his dreams. On the Hudson River, in an old house called The Willows, he meets a kindred spirit.

The Writer in the Garden adds up to a glorious compendium of writing that is amusing, original, and idiosyncratic....

In The Custom of the Country, Wharton’s scathing social commentary is on full display through the beautiful and manipulative Undine Spragg....

Selected Shorts now presents a collection of four of Edith Wharton's short stories, recorded live at the Mount....

Wealthy young American girls visit England and lay siege to the hearts of members of the nobility. This last, unfinished novel of Edith Wharton's is witty, romantic and very perceptive....

Newland Archer, gentleman lawyer and heir to one of New York City's best families, is happily anticipating a highly desirable marriage to the sheltered and beautiful May Welland....

In 1905 New York City, Lily Bart is a young, witty and beautiful socialite....

Beneath the brilliance that was behind The Age of Innocence and Ethan Frome was a dark side....

Edith Wharton's novel The House of Mirth follows the social ups and downs of Lily Bart, who is a very attractive woman about to turn 30....

Beautiful New York socialite Lily Bart finds herself alone and nearly penniless as her 30th birthday approaches. To maintain her station in high society, Lily must wait for her miserly aunt to bequeath her fortune, or marry well....

Inside this bundle, you’ll find three stories which established Edith Wharton as a literary legend. Originally written over a hundred years ago, these stories have stood the test of time to resonate in the hearts of people to this very day....

The House of Mirth was Edith Wharton's first great novel....

Newland Archer is a young lawyer, a member of New York’s high society, and engaged to be married to May Welland....

Selected Shorts is an award-winning series of classic and contemporary short fiction read by acclaimed actors....

The American Classics Collection - Volume Two includes some of the most iconic and influential works of American literature, read by a talented team of narrators including Adam Sims, Nathan Osgood, Jonathan Keeble, Robert G. Slade, Ian Porter, Chirstopher Ragland, Katherine Fenton, and Peter Noble.