Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Xingu' is a short story about a woman's luncheon club devised as a means of keeping its members up to date with the latest goings on in the world. After the glamorous novelist Osric Dane stuns the other women with her bored disposition and blunt questions, the conversation is left stale - that is, until the previously quiet Mrs. Roby mentions the topic of Xingu. Thought mad by the rest of her peers, Mrs. Roby is suddenly engaged by a now-inquisitive Ms. Dane, and subsequently the rest of the party becomes entirely engrossed with the mystery of Xingu. A witty and veritably comical narrative sure to entertain all who read it, 'Xingu' is a masterpiece of short story-writing and is a must-read for fans of Wharton's seminal work. Edith Wharton (1862 - 1937) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, short story writer, and designer. This antique book was originally published in 1916, and we are proud to republish it now, complete with a new introductory biography of the author.Edith Wharton was born in New York City on January 24, 1862. She began writing fiction as a result of a hard marriage, and her first piece was published in 1889. Her first book was an interior design reference, but she went on to write multiple novels and story collections after that. The Whartons separated in 1913, and Edith relocated to France permanently. Her blockbusters included The House of Mirth (1905) and Ethan Frome (1911).
The Custom of the Land, her famous satiric novel, was released in 1913. In 1921, she won the Pulitzer Prize for her work The Age of Innocence. In her later years, she was admired by a new generation of writers, including Sinclair Lewis and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald, Scott.
She wrote over 30 novels, including A Backward Look (1934), her autobiography. On August 11, 1937, she died in Paris.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781452835402 |
| ISBN 10 | 1452835403 |
| Title | Ethan Frome |
| Author | Edith Wharton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Year published | 2010-05-06 |
| Number of pages | 108 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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