Here and Beyond

by Edith Wharton

Overview

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1926 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Here and Beyond' is a collection of short stories that includes 'Miss Mary Pask', 'The Young Gentlemen., 'Bewitched', 'The Seed of Faith', 'The Temperate Zone' and 'Velvet Ear-Pads'. Edith Wharton was born in New York City in 1862. Wharton's first poems were published in Scribner's Magazine. In 1891, the same publication printed the first of her many short stories, titled 'Mrs. Manstey's View'. Over the next four decades, they - along with other well-established American publications such as Atlantic Monthly, Century Magazine, Harper's and Lippincott's - regularly published her work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473361034
Publisher:	Read Books Ltd.
Publication date:	04/01/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	260
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Born into a prosperous New York family, Edith Wharton (1862-1937) wrote more than 15 novels, including The Age of Innocence, The House of Mirth, Ethan Frome, and other esteemed books. She was distinguished for her work in the First World War and was the first woman to receive a Doctorate of Letters from Yale University. She died in France at the age of 75.

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