Learn about Edith Wharton and the house she designed. Wharton was the author of such works as "Ethan Frome" and "The Ages of Innocence." This website includes gorgeous pictures of Wharton's home as it has been restored.

Drawing attention to the role of women in marriages, social differences between Europeans and Americans, old money versus new, near the turn into the twentieth century we read about author Edith Wharton. Click "Edith Wharton Activities"...

This is the text of the short story "Afterward" by Edith Wharton. It is an ironic ghost story about greed and retribution. The ghost comes for one of the main characters long after a business transgression where the character wronged...

Edith Wharton's "Xingu" satirizes high society women in her witty short story that revolves around an exclusive literary lunch club meeting. Read the full text on this site.

The full text of the novel The Reef by Edith Wharton. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.

The full text of the short story The Fulness Of Life by Edith Wharton. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.

This site provides the complete etext for Edith Wharton's story, "The Touchstone."

A side-by-side timeline of political and social history alongside literature of the time period. A very interesting look at the literature that reflected the times.

Read the short story "A Venetian's Night's Entertainment" about a clueless man visiting the city of his childhood dreams where he runs into some trouble.