Nick Lansing and Susy Branch form an alliance of convenience. They have the right connections but always short of money. They decide to spend a year or so sponging off their...
The House Of Mirth
The House of Mirth is a 1905 novel by the American author Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Lily Bart, a well-born but impoverished woman belonging to New York City's high...
Ethan Frome
A classic of American Literature and a powerful story taking place against the cold, gray, bleakness of a New England winter. Ethan Frome is trying to run a farm while also...
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome (1911) is one of Edith Wharton's most powerful short novels, set in the bleak, wintry landscape of rural New England. The story is framed through the perspective of an...
Ethan Frome
"It seemed to Ethan that his heart was bound with cords which an unseen hand was tightening with every tick of the clock."Finding himself in the small town of Starkfield for the...
The Custom Of The Country
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...
B. J. Harrison Reads The Descent Of Man
"I tell you there's nothing the public likes as much as convictions – they'll always follow a man who believes in his own ideas. And this book is just on the line of popular...
B. J. Harrison Reads The Eyes
"Phil, my dear boy, really -- what's the matter? Why don't you answer? Have you seen the eyes?"An older gentleman invites a group of friends over for dinner and to discuss the...
The Reef
The Reef is a celebrated romance novel by American Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Anna Leath, a widow, and her former lover George Darrow. This sweeping romance is set in...
A Motor-flight Through France
A trailblazer among American women at the turn of the century, Edith Wharton set out in the newly invented "motor-car" to explore the cities and countryside of France....
