"Las hermanas Bunner" fue una obra temprana en la producción literaria de Edith Wharton. Escrita en 1892, no fue publicada hasta 1916 en el volumen Xingu y otras historias. "Las hermanas Bunner" constituye un relato atípico de Wharton, en el que aparece la Nueva York pobre y no el mundo rico y aristócrata que con tanta sutileza y penetración dibujó la autora en otras obras.Ann Eliza y Evelina son las hermanas Bunner. Llevan una vida frugal y recogida desde su pequeña mercería, negocio que les procura el sustento y las escasas relaciones sociales con las que cuentan. Su rutina consiste en atender la tienda, cuidar una de la otra y ver pasar los días sin albergar grandes aspiraciones.Pero esa existencia monótona se ve alterada de pronto por la aparición de un reloj. La persona a quien la hermana mayor compra ese objeto pasa a formar parte de sus vidas trastocándolo todo: primero, los anhelos de las hermanas; después, su situación presente; para terminar marcando a fuego su completo porvenir.

Twilight Sleep is a novel by American author Edith Wharton and was first published in 1927 as a serial in the Pictorial Review before being published as a novel in the same year. The story, filled with irony, is centered around a socialite family navigating the New York of the Jazz Age and their relationships. This novel landed at number one on the best-selling list just two months after its publication and finished the year at number 7. Even as a best selling novel Twilight Sleep was not well received by critics at the time, who, while appreciating Wharton as a writer, struggled with the scenarios and characters she had created in the novel. While it was not considered as such in its own time period, today Twilight Sleep is widely considered to be a modernist novel as it employs modernist literary devices, such as an ever changing narration among the novel's characters and a close examination of the characters' self-identities and relationships with one another.Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray realistically the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, for her novel The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1996. Among her other well known works are The House of Mirth, the novella Ethan Frome, and several notable ghost stories.

Edith Wharton´s "The House of Mirth" was first published in 1905. The novel shocked the New York society it so deftly chronicles, portraying the moral, social and economic restraints on a woman who dared to claim the privileges of marriage without assuming the responsibilities.Lily Bart, beautiful, witty and sophisticated, is accepted by 'old money' and courted by the growing tribe of nouveaux riches. But as she nears thirty, her foothold becomes precarious; a poor girl with expensive tastes, she needs a husband to preserve her social standing, and to maintain her in the luxury she has come to expect. Whilst many have sought her, something - fastidiousness or integrity- prevents her from making a 'suitable' match.

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 tending to his frigid, demanding and ungrateful wife Zeena. A ray of hope enters Ethan's life when his wife's cousin Mattie arrives to help. His life is transformed as he falls in love Mattie but their fate is doomed by the stifling conventions of the time.

Twilight Sleep portrays the self-absorption of the upper class Pauline Manford and her extended family in 1920's New York. Pauline fills every moment of her day with "mental uplift [. . .] Psycho-analysis [. . .] Silent Meditation [. . .] and Facial massage." She delivers a speech to the "Birth Control League" one week and the "National Mothers' Day Association" the next, seeing no hypocrisy in doing so. In her search for fulfillment, she turns to the panaceas offered by a guru called "the Mahatma" as well as the services of a quack psychoanalyst. A number of incidents (which this summary won't divulge) result from the suggestion that immoral activities may be taking place at "Dawnside," the Mahatma's retreat. This places Pauline, who has become an advocate of the Mahatma, in a delicate position because her husband (the wealthy lawyer Dexter Manford) is investigating the charges of impropriety. Pauline, however, manipulates the situation so that it is in the best interests of the family for Dexter to drop his investigation. Edith Wharton (1862 – 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1996.

In 1877, at the age of 15, Edith Wharton secretly wrote a 30,000 word novellette "Fast and Loose". Despite not publishing this first novel until she was forty, Wharton became an extraordinarily productive writer. In addition to her 15 novels, seven novellas, and eighty-five short stories, she published poetry, books on design, travel, literary and cultural criticism, and a memoir. Edith Wharton (1862 – 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1996.

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 society around the turn of the last century. Wharton creates a portrait of a stunning beauty who, though raised and educated to marry well both socially and economically, is reaching her 29th year, an age when her youthful blush is drawing to a close and her marital prospects are becoming ever more limited. The House of Mirth traces Lily"s slow two-year social descent from privilege to a tragically lonely existence on the margins of society. In the words of one scholar, Wharton uses Lily as an attack on "an irresponsible, grasping and morally corrupt upper class." Extract Chapter 1 Selden paused in surprise. In the afternoon rush of the Grand Central Station his eyes had been refreshed by the sight of Miss Lily Bart. It was a Monday in early September, and he was returning to his work from a hurried dip into the country; but what was Miss Bart doing in town at that season? If she had appeared to be catching a train, he might have inferred that he had come on her in the act of transition between one and another of the country-houses which disputed her presence after the close of the Newport season; but her desultory air perplexed him. She stood apart from the crowd, letting it drift by her to the platform or the street, and wearing an air of irresolution which might, as he surmised, be the mask of a very definite purpose. It struck him at once that she was waiting for some one, but he hardly knew why the idea arrested him. There was nothing new about Lily Bart, yet he could never see her without a faint movement of interest: it was characteristic of her that she always roused speculation, that her simplest acts seemed the result of far-reaching intentions. An impulse of curiosity made him turn out of his direct line to the door, and stroll past her. He knew that if she did not wish to be seen she would contrive to elude him; and it amused him to think of putting her skill to the test. "Mr. Selden—what good luck!"...|

Chez les heureux du monde (titre original : The House of Mirth) est une œuvre de la romancière américaine Edith Wharton, publiée en 1905. En France, il paraît pour la première fois en 1908 Présentation Chez les heureux du monde suit les pérégrinations d"une jeune femme, Lili Bart, dans le milieu des nantis de New York au début du XXe siècle. En quête de mari, d"abord adulée, puis accusée par la rumeur, enfin rejetée, la jeune femme finit tragiquement, incapable de vivre hors de cette société et de ses artifices. Extrait | I Selden s’arrêta surpris. Dans la bousculade de l’après-midi, à la Grande Station Centrale, ses yeux venaient de rencontrer le visage reposant de miss Lily Bart. C’était un lundi, au début de septembre : le jeune avocat retournait à sa besogne après une rapide fugue à la campagne ; mais que pouvait faire miss Bart en ville, à cette époque de l’année ? Si elle avait eu l’air de prendre un train, il aurait pu en déduire qu’il l’avait surprise à son passage entre deux des maisons de campagne qui se disputaient sa présence après la fin de la saison de Newport ; mais son apparence indécise le rendait perplexe. Elle se tenait en dehors de la foule, qu’elle laissait s’écouler vers le quai ou vers la rue, avec une mine irrésolue qui — Selden le soupçonnait — pouvait masquer un projet très défini. Tout de suite il lui vint à l’esprit qu’elle attendait quelqu’un ; pourtant il ne se rendait pas bien compte pourquoi cette idée l’avait saisi. Il n’y avait rien de changé en Lily Bart ; mais quoi ! il ne la revoyait jamais sans un petit sursaut d’intérêt : elle avait le don de toujours susciter la réflexion ; ses actes les plus simples semblaient le résultat d’intentions qui allaient loin. Un mouvement de curiosité le fit se détourner du chemin qui menait à la sortie ; il dépassa miss Bart en flânant. Il savait que si elle ne désirait pas être vue, elle trouverait moyen de l’éviter ; et la pensée de mettre son habileté à l’épreuve le divertissait. — Monsieur Selden !… quel heureux hasard ! Elle vint au-devant de lui, souriante, presque empressée, résolue à l’arrêter ...|

Sous la neige est une œuvre de la romancière américaine Edith Wharton, publiée en 1911. Extrait | SOUS LA NEIGE Cette histoire, c"est brin à brin, et par maintes gens, qu"elle m"a été contée. Et, comme il arrive d"habitude en pareil cas, j"ai entendu chaque fois une version nouvelle. Si vous connaissez Starkfield, bourgade perdue dans la partie montagneuse du Massachusetts, vous aurez certainement remarqué son bureau de poste. C"est une construction qui date de la fin du XVIIIe siècle, en briques rouges, avec un fronton de bois peint en blanc et un péristyle à colonnes. Ce petit édifice classique se dresse au milieu de la Grand Rue, entre la banque et la pharmacie: beaucoup de villages de la Nouvelle-Angleterre en possèdent un semblable. Matin et soir, les habitants de Starkfield et les fermiers des environs s"y rassemblent, à l"arrivée du courrier. Parmi eux, vous n"avez pas été sans remarquer la haute taille et le visage tragique d"Ethan Frome. C"est là que je le vis moi-même pour la première fois, voici quelques années. Bien que cet homme ne fût plus qu"une ruine, sa physionomie se détachait parmi les autres. Ce n"était pas sa haute taille qui le désignait à l"attention, puisque les Américains de vieille race ont très fréquemment cette stature élancée et mince, mais plutôt sa prestance et sa démarche. Son regard était à la fois triste et volontaire; il conservait, en dépit d"une claudication manifeste, quelque chose de vigoureux. Son visage sévère, hâlé, fatigué par le rude travail des champs, était d"une indicible mélancolie. Ses cheveux grisonnants, ses yeux glacés, lui donnaient l"aspect de la vieillesse, et je m"étonnai lorsqu"on m"apprit qu"il n"avait guère passé la cinquantaine. Ce fut Harmon Gow qui me renseigna sur son âge. — Harmon Gow avait autrefois conduit la diligence allant de Starkfield au gros bourg de Bettsbridge, à l"époque où n"existaient pas les tramways électriques, et il connaissait sur le bout du doigt la chronique intime de toutes les familles qui habitaient ou avaient habité le long de son ancien parcours. — Il a cette tête-là depuis son accident, — me dit-il, hachant ses phrases au gré de ses souvenirs. — Et il y aura en février prochain vingt-quatre ans que la chose est arrivée...|

Les Metteurs en scène est un recueil de nouvelles de la romancière américaine Edith Wharton, publiée en 1908. Extrait LES METTEURS EN SCÈNE | I C’était l’heure du thé à l’hôtel Nouveau-Luxe. Depuis quelques instants, Jean Le Fanois se tenait à l’entrée d’un des petits salons à boiseries Louis XV qui donnent sur le vaste hall central. De taille moyenne, svelte et bien pris dans sa redingote de coupe irréprochable, il avait l’allure narquoise et légèrement impertinente du Parisien de bonne famille qui s’est frotté trop longtemps au monde exotique et bruyant des hôtels élégants et des cabarets ultra-chics. De temps à autre, cependant, sa figure pâle et nerveuse était assombrie par une expression d’inquiétude, qui se dissimulait mal sous le sourire insouciant avec lequel il saluait les personnes de sa connaissance. Plusieurs fois il jeta un coup d’œil impatient sur sa montre ; puis son visage se rasséréna, et il s’avança d’un pas rapide à la rencontre d’une jeune fille qui venait de franchir le seuil du hall. Fine et élancée, dans son costume de ville d’une élégance sobre, elle avait, sur un cou long et gracile, une jolie tête d’éphèbe, aux lèvres d’un rose trop pâle, aux grands yeux clairs et transparents, sous un front intelligent qu’ombrageaient des cheveux d’un blond doux et indécis. Cherchant le jeune homme du regard, elle traversait seule la salle encombrée, avec la mine confiante, le port de tête tranquillement audacieux de la jeune Américaine habituée à se frayer elle-même un chemin à travers la vie..|

Ethan Frome is a 1911 book by American author Edith Wharton. It is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. The novel was adapted into a film, Ethan Frome, in 1993. Ethan Frome is a tale of despair, forbidden emotions, and sexual tensions, This love story has an emotional intensity made all the more poignant by the inarticulate reticence of Wharton"s characters - a ménage à trois consisting of Frome, his querulous wife and her young girl cousin. With quiet assurance, Wharton conveys passion, malaise and tragedy with memorable impact. (Sophia Sackville-West, Evening Standard (London)) Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider"s knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. She was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1921. She was inducted into the National Women"s Hall of Fame in 1996.

Perhaps the best-known and most popular of Edith Wharton"s novels, Ethan Frome is widely considered her masterpiece. A powerful tale of passion and loss—and the wretched consequences thereof — Ethan Frome is one of American literature"s great tragic love stories.

ETHAN FROME is a novel published in 1911 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton. It is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. The novel was adapted into a film, Ethan Frome, in 1993. ETHAN FROME is set in the fictional New England town of Starkfield, where a visiting engineer tells the story of his encounter with Ethan Frome, a man with a history of thwarted dreams and desires. The accumulated longing of Frome ends in an ironic turn of events. His initial impressions are based on his observations of Frome going about his mundane tasks in Starkfield, and something about him catches the eye and curiosity of the visitor, but no one in the town seems interested in revealing many details about the man or his history-or perhaps they are not able to. The narrator ultimately finds himself in the position of staying overnight at Frome"s house in order to escape a winter storm, and from there he observes Frome and his private circumstances, which he shares and which triggers other people in town to be more forthcoming with their own knowledge and impressions. Ethan Frome was written while Edith Wharton was living at The Mount, her home in Lenox, Massachusetts. Wharton likely based the story on an accident that she had heard about in 1904 in Lenox, Massachusetts. Five people total were involved in the real-life accident, four girls and one boy.

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 society around the turn of the last century. Wharton creates a portrait of a stunning beauty who, though raised and educated to marry well both socially and economically, is reaching her 29th year, an age when her youthful blush is drawing to a close and her marital prospects are becoming ever more limited. The House of Mirth traces Lily"s slow two-year social descent from privilege to a tragically lonely existence on the margins of society. In the words of one scholar, Wharton uses Lily as an attack on "an irresponsible, grasping and morally corrupt upper class." Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider"s knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. She was inducted into the National Women"s Hall of Fame in 1996.