Crucial Instances (Annotated)

Edith Wharton

Sinopse

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Edith Wharton, the feminism of a Pulitzer Prize winner


“Crucial Instances” is Edith Wharton's classic 1901 short story collection, the second collection of short fiction of her career.

The collection consists of six entertaining works of short fiction, and one dialogue: "The Duchess at Prayer," "The Angel at the Grave," "The Recovery," "Copy: A Dialogue," "The Rembrandt," "The Moving Finger," and "The Confessional."

In “Crucial Instances” Wharton shows her wide range of talents. It is a great collection of stories, from those with a touch of horror, to those that make the reader feel good.

Disponível desde: 17/06/2022.

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