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The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton

by Edith Wharton
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One might not expect a woman of Edith Wharton's literary stature to be a believer of ghost stories, much less be frightened by them, but as she admits in her postscript to this spine-tingling collection, "...till I was twenty-seven or -eight, I could not sleep in the room with a book containing a ghost story." Once her fear was overcome, however, she took to writing tales of the supernatural for publication in the magazines of the day. These eleven finely wrought pieces showcase her mastery of the traditional New England ghost story and her fascination with spirits, hauntings, and other supernatural phenomena. Called "flawlessly eerie" by Ms. magazine, this collection includes "Pomegranate Seed," "The Eyes," "All Souls'," "The Looking Glass," and "The Triumph of Night."
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Publisher: Scribner

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  • Release date: November 24, 2009

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  • ISBN: 9781439188521
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  • ISBN: 9781439188521
  • File size: 5491 KB
  • Release date: November 24, 2009

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Classic Literature Fiction Literature

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One might not expect a woman of Edith Wharton's literary stature to be a believer of ghost stories, much less be frightened by them, but as she admits in her postscript to this spine-tingling collection, "...till I was twenty-seven or -eight, I could not sleep in the room with a book containing a ghost story." Once her fear was overcome, however, she took to writing tales of the supernatural for publication in the magazines of the day. These eleven finely wrought pieces showcase her mastery of the traditional New England ghost story and her fascination with spirits, hauntings, and other supernatural phenomena. Called "flawlessly eerie" by Ms. magazine, this collection includes "Pomegranate Seed," "The Eyes," "All Souls'," "The Looking Glass," and "The Triumph of Night."
Expand title description text
Classic Literature Fiction Literature
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Scribner

    Kindle Book
    Release date: November 24, 2009

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781439188521
    Release date: November 24, 2009

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781439188521
    File size: 5491 KB
    Release date: November 24, 2009

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English