The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
- ISBN-10
- 144748052X
- ISBN-13
- 9781447480525
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 298
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-11-08
- Publisher
- Read Books Ltd
- Author
- Edith Wharton
Description
Edith Wharton was one of the most successful authors of the early 20th century. In 1921, she became the first woman to ever receive the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Age of Innocence. Aside from her literary fiction, Wharton was widely respected as a writer of ghost stories. Collected here are her best tales, including 'The Duchess at Prayer', 'The Triumph of the Night', 'A Journey and many more'.
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