The Descent of Man and Other Stories

by Edith Wharton

Overview

Originally published in 1904, this early work on the Descent of Man is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. Other stories include; The Mission of Jane - The other two - The Quicksand - The Dilettante - The Reckoning - Expiation - The Lady maids bell and A Venetian Nights entertainment. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781444652215
Publisher:	Read & Co. Classics
Publication date:	09/14/2009
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Edith Wharton (1862–1937) was an author, poet, garden and interior designer. Born into New York’s upper class and growing up in the Gilded Age, she was discouraged from writing by her family and began her career as an author by writing in secret. Although she was forbidden to read novels until she was married, Ms. Wharton went on to write several landmarks of American fiction, including The House of Mirth, The Age of Innocence and Ethan Frome. Making her second home in Paris, her humanitarian efforts in France during World War I won her the French Legion of Honor. She was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Literature.

Date of Birth:

January 24, 1862

Date of Death:

August 11, 1937

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

Place of Death:

Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, France

Education:

Educated privately in New York and Europe