The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton

by Edith Wharton

A collection of 11 ghost stories, written by the celebrated American novelist (author of "Ethan Frome" and "The Age of Innocence").

Editions of The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton

ISBN 9780684183824	Binding/Format Paperback	Publisher Simon & Schuster	Date 1985	Price $2.85	Good
ISBN 9780094604704	Binding/Format Book	Publisher Constable	Date 1975	Price $12.87	Used - Acceptable
ISBN 9780684148298	Binding/Format Paperback	Publisher Simon & Schuster	Date 1977	Price $7.50	Good
ISBN 9780445085077	Binding/Format Paperback	Publisher Grand Central Pub	Date 1982	Price $3.29
ISBN 9780684133386	Binding/Format Book	Publisher Scribner	Date 1973	Price None Available
ISBN 9780684842578	Binding/Format Paperback	Publisher Scribner	Date 1997	Price $4.42	Fine

Publisher Notes

One might not expect a woman of Edith Wharton's literary stature to be a believer of ghost stories, much less be frightened by them, but as she admits in her postscript to this spine-tingling collection, "...till I was twenty-seven or -eight, I could not sleep in the room with a book containing a ghost story." Once her fear was overcome, however, she took to writing tales of the super natural for publication in the magazines of the day. These eleven finely wrought piece showcase her mastery of the traditional New England ghost story and her fascination with spirits, hauntings, and other supernatural phenomena. Called "flawlessly eerie" by Ms. magazine, this collection includes "Pomegranate Seed," "The Eyes," "All Souls'," "The looking Glass," and "The Triumph of Night."