{"product_id":"the-descent-of-man-and-edith-wharton-9781598184006","title":"The Descent of Man and Other Stories by Edith Wharton, Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorn into the \u003cem\u003ehoi polloi\u003c\/em\u003e of New York society in 1862, Edith Wharton married in 1885, and that marriage was a disappointment -- she may well have been born and bred to be a society wife, but she was a woman with \u003cem\u003etalent, \u003c\/em\u003e and it was a talent that would not leave her in peace.\u003c\/strong\u003e She published her first story in 1889, and numerous books in the years that followed. Among those books were \u003cem\u003eThe Touchstone\u003c\/em\u003e (1900), \u003cem\u003eCrucial Instances\u003c\/em\u003e (1901), \u003cem\u003eThe Valley of Decision\u003c\/em\u003e (1902), \u003cem\u003eSanctuary\u003c\/em\u003e (1903), \u003cem\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/em\u003e (1905), \u003cem\u003eThe Fruit of the Tree\u003c\/em\u003e (1907), \u003cem\u003eMadame de Treymes\u003c\/em\u003e (1907), \u003cem\u003eEthan Frome\u003c\/em\u003e (1911), \u003cem\u003eThe Reef\u003c\/em\u003e (1912), \u003cem\u003eThe Custom of the Country\u003c\/em\u003e (1913), \u003cem\u003eSummer\u003c\/em\u003e (1917), \u003cem\u003eThe Marne\u003c\/em\u003e (1918), \u003cem\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/em\u003e (1920), \u003cem\u003eThe Glimpses of The Moon\u003c\/em\u003e (1922), \u003cem\u003eA Son At The Front\u003c\/em\u003e (1923), \u003cem\u003eFalse Dawn\u003c\/em\u003e (1924), \u003cem\u003eNew Year's Day\u003c\/em\u003e (1924), \u003cem\u003eThe Old Maid\u003c\/em\u003e (1924) (with Zoe Akins), \u003cem\u003eThe Spark\u003c\/em\u003e (1924), \u003cem\u003eThe Mother's Recompense\u003c\/em\u003e (1925), \u003cem\u003eTwilight Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e (1927), \u003cem\u003eThe Children\u003c\/em\u003e (1928) aka \u003cem\u003eThe Marriage Playground, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eHudson River Bracketed\u003c\/em\u003e (1929), \u003cem\u003eCertain People\u003c\/em\u003e (1930), \u003cem\u003eThe Gods Arrive\u003c\/em\u003e (1932), and \u003cem\u003eHuman Nature\u003c\/em\u003e (1933). In 1913 the Whartons divorced, and Edith took up permanent residence in France. She lived there until she passed, in 1937.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edith Wharton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1598184008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598184006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aegypan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edith Wharton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44068736073983,"sku":"9781598184006","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a20d1196-da96-49fb-bd66-079ccd68a5e2.jpg?v=1685420709","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-descent-of-man-and-edith-wharton-9781598184006","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}