Bøger af Edith Wharton

Published in 1905 to immediate critical and commercial success, The House of Mirth is perhaps Edith Wharton's most popular work - a brilliant evocation of the economic and social changes wrought by the Gilded Age which transcends the novel of manners, as well as a universal satire on the constraints and follies of upper-crust conventions.

Ethan Frome, written in 1911 by Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton, is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. Against a backdrop of a cold, grey, bleak New England winter, a visiting engineer staying temporarily in town while working nearby, tells the story of his encounter with Ethan Frome, who is an isolated farmer trying to scrape out a living while tending to his frigid, demanding and ungrateful wife, Zeena.The narrator's initial impressions are based on his observations of Frome, watching as he goes about his daily tasks. Something about him catches the eye and curiosity of the visitor, yet no one in town wants to discuss or reveal many details about the strange man or his background.The narrator ultimately finds himself having to stay overnight in Frome's house in order to escape a fierce winter storm and is then able to observe Frome up close. When he shares his observations with others in town it triggers them to be more forthcoming with their own knowledge and impressions.Ethan Frome is a man with a history of thwarted dreams and desires whose longing ends in an ironic turn of events. A bit of hope enters his life of despair when his wife's cousin Mattie arrives. He falls in love with her and his life is transformed but their fate is doomed by the stifling conventions of the era.This beautifully designed American Literature Classic presents compelling characters trapped in circumstances from which they seem unable to escape.

"Will writers ever recover that peculiar blend of security and alertness which characterizes Mrs. Wharton and her tradition?¿ -- E. M. ForsterThe Descent of Man and Other Stories offers the author¿s well-known depictions of upper class life in New York, but also exhibits her remarkable talent in tales of humorous irony, history and the supernatural.Originally published in 1904 The Descent of Man and Other Stories features the author¿s nuanced prose and sharply observed characters in a chain of unforgettable tales. In several Wharton examines marriage, which was frequently arranged in her era. The author digs deep into her characters to find what can hold a marriage together or slowly pull it apart. The difficulty of establishing and maintaining honest relations in a highly stratified and proper society is a consistent challenge for her characters, especially in the title story in which a man of principle finds himself misunderstood and forced to potentially compromise his beliefs. Wharton also affords glimpses into the trials of being an author, drawing both drama and humor from the profession. There¿s a chance to sample the author¿s ghostly fiction, which has long been appreciated by aficionados of the macabre. This is a showcase for the author¿s range of interests and for her remarkable ability to tell memorable stories that strike to the heart.With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Descent of Man and Other Stories is both modern and readable.

World-renowned cartoonist Seth returns with three new ghost stories for 2021.When Lady Jane Lynke unexpectedly inherits Bells, a beautiful country estate, she declares she'll never leave the peaceful grounds and sets about making the house her home. But she hasn't reckoned on the obstinate Mr Jones, the caretaker she's told dislikes her changes, yet never seems able to be found.

‘Bunner Sisters’ explores the lives of the impoverished class in 1870s New York. Sisters Ann Eliza and Evelina run a small shop out of a shabby basement on a side street. Despite their misfortunes, they are happy in their small, supportive community of women. This bubble will soon be burst, however, as Ann Eliza and Evelina are faced with the harsh realities of the world that exists outside of their shop. A considerate exploration of American society, class, and sibling relationships, Edith Wharton’s novel is unmissable if you enjoyed Louisa May Alcott’s ‘Little Women’.Edith Wharton (1863-1937) was an American author. Best known for her sharp, scathing, and fierce stories about the upper-class society into which she was born and its treatment of women, she wrote more than 40 books. Her major works include "The Age of Innocence" (1920), "Ethan Frome" (1911), and "The House of Mirth" (1905). Beyond novels, she wrote authoritative works on architecture, gardens, interior design, and travel. She was the first female author to win the Pulitzer Prize, and her work is unmissable for all fans of classic authors, from Joseph Conrad to Virginia Woolf.

Witty socialite Lily Bart has expensive tastes. Unfortunately, she does not have the social status to match. So far she has managed to get by on ‘old money’ and has become accustomed to a certain level of luxury. Her luck seems to be running out, however, as she approaches thirty and begins to scramble for an eligible bachelor who will secure her both an elevation of social status and stability. First published in 1905, the transparent way in which Edith Wharton explored and challenged the little social mobility that American Victorian society offered women sent shockwaves through the very communities that she wrote about. This thought-provoking text is perfect for fans of novels such as Henry James’ ‘The Portrait of a Lady’. Edith Wharton (1863-1937) was an American author. Best known for her sharp, scathing, and fierce stories about the upper-class society into which she was born and its treatment of women, she wrote more than 40 books. Her major works include "The Age of Innocence" (1920), "Ethan Frome" (1911), and "The House of Mirth" (1905). Beyond novels, she wrote authoritative works on architecture, gardens, interior design, and travel. She was the first female author to win the Pulitzer Prize, and her work is unmissable for all fans of classic authors, from Joseph Conrad to Virginia Woolf.

The Custom of the Country (1913) is a scathing critique of American upward mobility, as told through the journey of overindulged Undine Spragg. She moves from Apex City to New York and then Paris in pursuit of two things - money and status. She will stop at nothing to achieve this goal, no matter how many affairs, lies, and divorces it takes. Edith Wharton (1863-1937) was an American author. Best known for her sharp, scathing, and fierce stories about the upper-class society into which she was born and its treatment of women, she wrote more than 40 books. Her major works include "The Age of Innocence" (1920), "Ethan Frome" (1911), and "The House of Mirth" (1905). Beyond novels, she wrote authoritative works on architecture, gardens, interior design, and travel. She was the first female author to win the Pulitzer Prize, and her work is unmissable for all fans of classic authors, from Joseph Conrad to Virginia Woolf.

Undine es la hija de la familia Spragg, que no logra encontrar su camino en la ascensión social en el intrincado y enmarañado sistema de jerarquías neoyorquino. Pese a haber hecho fortuna en su pequeño pueblo del medio Oeste y estar lejos de ser una familia pobre, Undine, una mujer extremadamente bella, se siente apenas un trozo de carne ante la mirada de los hombres con los que se encuentra.Divorciada además de su primer matrimonio, decide casarse con Ralph Marvell, una decisión que tampoco resultó ser muy acertada, y así los conflictos matrimoniales no tardan en aparecer.El conflicto interno de Undine, sin embargo, es que no quiere renunciar al status y el dinero que su matrimonio le proporciona, al mismo tiempo que tampoco quiere renunciar al amor, y a lo largo de las páginas de esta novela nos encontraremos con la cuestión de cómo separar la vida privada de la vida pública, e incluso de si se puede vivir la vida privada bajo los mismos parámetros y expectativas que una carrera social."Pese a que tenía todo lo que quería, a veces aún sentía que había otras cosas que podría desear si supiese de su existencia".Después de dar a luz a su primer hijo, Undine se encuentra en Paris con un amor que esta vez no puede dejar pasar de largo...Como suele ocurrir con las novelas de Edith Warton, la crítica social, las jerarquías sociales y el papel de la mujer en la sociedad norteamericana de principios del siglo XX son los verdaderos protagonistas, demostrando aquí una vez más por qué su autora es una maestra en la profundidad del retrato de los personajes femeninos.La directora Sofia Coppola se encuentra en el año 2020 trabajando en el rodaje de una adaptación de esta novela al formato de miniserie para tv en la que los espectadores podrán seguir los acontecimiento de la vida de Undine y su familia.Edith Wharton (1862-1937) fue una escritora, paisajista y diseñadora estadounidense. Nacida en el seno de la clase alta norteamericana, su obra más conocida es La edad de la inocencia publicada en 1920 y ganadora del premio Pulitzer en 1921. En 1923 fue la primera mujer nombrada Doctor honoris causa por la Universidad de Yale.

La novela de la autora norteamericana Edith Wharton, pese a no ser tan conocida a nivel popular, ha sido considerada por la crítica y su público como una joya dentro de su producción literaria y dentro de la literatura de la época.En sus páginas hay una reflexión conmovedora acerca de la lucha de clases, la pobreza, la soledad, las relaciones familiares, y, en general, el significado de la existencia.Con una prosa y una narración impecable, la autora nos muestra cómo la vida cotidiana de estas dos hermanas, dos solteronas que apenas logran escapar de la pobreza y llegar a fin de mes con los beneficios que les deja su tienda orientada al público femenino de clase alta de Nueva York, se verá alterada con un acontecimiento tan inocente como el regalo de un reloj que Anne Elisa, la mayor de las hermanas, le entrega a Evelina, la menor de ellas.Este insignificante objeto, un reloj, llevará a las hermanas a entablar una relación con el relojero Herbert Ramy, dueño de la tienda de curiosidades más extravagante que uno se pueda encontrar... Y es así como su apacible rutina y tranquilo devenir de los días, hora a hora, día a día, mes tras mes, se tambaleará, así como el equilibrio de su relación fraternal, y el fantasma de la monotonía hace su aparición:"Ahora se dio cuenta de que rechazar los dones de la vida no asegura su transmisión a aquellos por quienes se han entregado; y su cielo familiar estaba despoblado."Edith Wharton (1862-1937) fue una escritora, paisajista y diseñadora estadounidense. Nacida en el seno de la clase alta norteamericana, su obra más conocida es La edad de la inocencia publicada en 1920 y ganadora del premio Pulitzer en 1921. En 1923 fue la primera mujer nombrada Doctor honoris causa por la Universidad de Yale.

Henry James gennemførte i 1882 en række rejser rundt i Frankrig ud fra mottoet: "Frankrig er måske Paris, men Paris er ikke Frankrig." James' guidebog er en sprænglærd og fascinerende blanding af kultur- og arkitekturkritik, tips og ideer til rejsen og ikke mindst betragtninger om stort og småt med referencer til den klassiske litteratur. En tur rundt på den ”gamle” verdens præmisser. Ventetid, støv, dårlig mad, ubekvemme hotelværelser og ikke mindst et rigidt og langsommeligt transportsystem.I 1906 tager Edith Wharton hul på en rundrejse i Frankrig. I automobil og på bagsædet sidder ingen ringere end Henry James. Whartons tekst indvarsler den moderne tid og den moderne turisme, hvor den rejsende ikke er afhængig af jernbanespor, hestevognes planlagte ruter, men også et opslidende, tidskrævende og ineffektivt europæisk vejnet.Whartons tekst er en dybt original, tankevækkende og indsigtsfuld tur med afstikkere, omveje og indskydelser rundt i et Frankrig, der ikke findes længere.

Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider''s knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Literature, for her novel The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women''s Hall of Fame in 1996. Among her other well known works are the The House of Mirth and the novella Ethan Frome. Despite not publishing her first novel until she was forty, Wharton became an extraordinarily productive writer. In addition to her 15 novels, seven novellas, and eighty-five short stories, she published poetry, books on design, travel, literary and cultural criticism, and a memoir.

The Age of Innocence centers on an upper-class couple''s impending marriage, and the introduction of the bride''s cousin, plagued by scandal, whose presence threatens their happiness. The novel is noted for attention to detail and its accurate portrayal of how the 19th-century East Coast American upper class lived, as well as for the social tragedy of its plot.

The Custom of the Country tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society. The Spraggs, a family of midwesterners from the city of Apex who have made money through somewhat shady financial dealings, arrive in New York City at the prompting of their beautiful, ambitious, but socially-naive daughter, Undine. She marries Ralph Marvell, a would-be poet and member of an old New York family that has social status but no longer enjoys significant wealth. Before her wedding, Undine encounters an acquaintance from Apex named Elmer Moffatt. Undine, who had a relationship with Moffatt that might prove embarrassing to her, begs him not to do anything that will endanger her wedding to Ralph. Although Ralph dotes on Undine, his finances do not permit the extravagant lifestyle Undine desires, and Undine begins an affair with the nouveau riche Peter Van Degen, who is married to Ralph''s cousin, Clare. She then divorces Ralph in the hope of marrying Peter, but this does not work out. As a divorcee, Undine loses her high position in society, and spends her next years living in North Dakota, New York, and Paris, scheming to scramble up the social ladder again.

The House of Mirth tells the story of Lily Bart, a well-born but impoverished woman belonging to New York City''s high society around the turn of the last century. Lily is a woman of a stunning beauty who, though raised and educated to marry well both socially and economically, is reaching her 29th year, an age when her youthful blush is drawing to a close and her marital prospects are becoming ever more limited. The House of Mirth traces Lily''s slow two-year social descent from privilege to a tragically lonely existence on the margins of society.

"The Age of Innocence" centers on an upper-class couple''s impending marriage, and the introduction of the bride''s cousin, plagued by scandal, whose presence threatens their happiness. The story is set in the 1870s, in upper-class, "Gilded-Age" New York City. The novel is noted for attention to detail and its accurate portrayal of how the 19th-century East Coast American upper class lived, as well as for the social tragedy of its plot. "Old New York" is a collection of four novellas revolving around upper-class New York City society in the 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, and 1870s. The New York of these stories is the same as the New York of The Age of Innocence, from which several fictional characters have spilled over into these stories. The observation of the manners and morals of 19th century New York upper-class society is directly reminiscent of The Age of Innocence, but these novellas are shaped more as character studies.

In the summer of 1914, John Campton, divorced American painter who lives in Paris, is expecting the arrival of his son George and plans to spend a month traveling with him. However, the war breaks out in Europe and they must cancel their vacation, but the bigger problem for them is that George can be enlisted in the army, since he was born in France. John and his ex wife, as well as her second husband, try to pull some strings to keep their son away from the battle, but George enlists, leaving his parents in agony of expectation.

Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Literature, for her novel The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1996. Among her other well known works are the The House of Mirth and the novella Ethan Frome. Despite not publishing her first novel until she was forty, Wharton became an extraordinarily productive writer. In addition to her 15 novels, seven novellas, and eighty-five short stories, she published poetry, books on design, travel, literary and cultural criticism, and a memoir.

Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Literature, for her novel The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1996. Among her other well known works are the The House of Mirth and the novella Ethan Frome. Despite not publishing her first novel until she was forty, Wharton became an extraordinarily productive writer. In addition to her 15 novels, seven novellas, and eighty-five short stories, she published poetry, books on design, travel, literary and cultural criticism, and a memoir.