The Descent of Man and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Edith Wharton

Overview

In the title story, a scientist’s satirical book is taken as gospel by his readers. In “Expiation” a charity-minded author convinces a bishop to denounce her work. In “The Lady’s Maid’s Bell,” a servant is haunted by her late predecessor. This 1904 collection also includes “The Mission of Jane,” “The Quicksand,” “A Venetian Night’s Entertainment,” and more.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411459731
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	07/26/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	301,308
File size:	267 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Edith Wharton (1862–1937) was an acclaimed chronicler and keen observer of privileged society, novelist, and short story writer. Her novel The Age of Innocence made her the first female Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction in 1921. She is the also the author of The House of Mirth and Ethan Frome.

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