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    The Short Stories Of Edith Wharton - Volume VI: The Bolted Door & Other Stories
    The Short Stories Of Edith Wharton - Volume VI: The Bolted Door & Other Stories
    The Short Stories Of Edith Wharton - Volume VI: The Bolted Door & Other Stories
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    The Short Stories Of Edith Wharton - Volume VI: The Bolted Door & Other Stories

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    Edith Newbold Jones was born in New York on January 24, 1862. Born into wealth, this background of privilege gave her a wealth of experience to eventually, after several false starts, produce many works based on it culminating in her Pulitzer Prize winning novel ‘The Age Of Innocence’. Marriage to Edward Robbins Wharton, who was 12 years older in 1885 seemed to offer much and for some years they travelled extensively. After some years it was apparent that her husband suffered from acute depression and so the travelling ceased and they retired to The Mount, their estate designed by Edith. By 1908 his condition was said to be incurable and prior to divorcing Edward in 1913 she began an affair, in 1908, with Morton Fullerton, a Times journalist, who was her intellectual equal and allowed her writing talents to push forward and write the novels for which she is so well known. Acknowledged as one of the great American writers with novels such as Ethan Frome and the House of Mirth among many. Wharton also wrote many short stories, including ghost stories and poems which we are pleased to publish. Edith Wharton died of a stroke in 1937 at the Domaine Le Pavillon Colombe, her 18th-century house on Rue de Montmorency in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt.

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    Release dateJun 11, 2015
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    The Short Stories Of Edith Wharton - Volume VI: The Bolted Door & Other Stories
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    Edith Wharton

    Edith Wharton (1862–1937) was an American novelist—the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Age of Innocence in 1921—as well as a short story writer, playwright, designer, reporter, and poet. Her other works include Ethan Frome, The House of Mirth, and Roman Fever and Other Stories. Born into one of New York’s elite families, she drew upon her knowledge of upper-class aristocracy to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age.

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    • 4/5
      I'm not a short story fan, nor am I a horror/ghost story fan. However, I can recommend this book. Because--it's Edith Wharton. While there were a few stories I was puzzled by, or that didn't pull me in, or that were duds, in most of the stories Wharton's prose shone, the characters were well-developed, and the plots were varied and original. My favorites were: "The Dutchess at Prayer" in which an evil husband isolates his wife at an Italian country estate and, knowingly or unknowingly, seals her lover into a tomb; "A Bottle of Perrier," which is set in the middle eastern desert castle built by a medieval crusader, where the water tastes and smells terrible; and "Kesfol" where the ghosts of murdered dogs appear once a year on a Brittany estate.3 1/2 stars
    • 4/5
      A bit uneven, for sure, but there are some excellently creepy stories in here, particularly in the second half of the book. Among those I liked best: "Kerfol," "Mr. Jones," "Pomegranate Seed," and "Miss Mary Pask."
    • 3/5
      Some of these stories are truly creepy, and some left me feeling sad. Edith Wharton wrote human conflict so well, and many of these stories are examples of that. There are gothic-feeling stories with haunted houses, lots of slowly-building tension, and suspense for days.
    • 5/5
      This collection of spooky stories contain eleven ghostly tales. The stories are not terribly scary but non the less they are enjoyable and although a couple are rather lame in general they offer a taste of early 20th century paranormal spookiness. A great book to read on October nights!
    • 4/5
      It's been way too long since I read any Wharton and I'd forgotten how much I enjoy her writing. The ghost stories in this collection are fairly understated from a spooky perspective which is how I like them - more gothic in style than full-blown horror and a lot of questions left unanswered in the reader's mind at the end of each story.
    • 3/5
      Edith Wharton's ghost stories read like they're written by either someone who doesn't believe in ghosts or someone who believes so strongly in them that they're trying to avoid scaring themselves. The afterword includes an excerpt that apparently didn't make it into Wharton's autobiography in which she admits to living in terror of the supernatural after nearly dying as a child, so perhaps Wharton was fearful of wandering too deeply into the unknown. The stories weren't spine-tingling for me, and I doubt they will produce chills for those who read more supernatural or horror stories than I do. Thrill-seeking readers won't find them here. Recommended mainly for Wharton completists.
    • 5/5
      On the other hand, Edith Wharton is a fantastic twentieth century author. Though I find her full length books a bit meandering, she is the master of the short story. (I have similar feelings about Henry James.) All of these ghost stories are interesting, easy to read, and paint a fabulous picture of life in the early twentieth century in New England and abroad. Even if you couldn't quite stomach The Age of Innocence or The House of Mirth, any collection of her stories is worth a second look.
    • 4/5
      "Afterward" is probably the story I think of most when I recall This collection, as it has been anthologized in several collections. But all these stories are well written, as are all Wharton's works, and make great reading in the Halloween season.
    • 4/5
      This book is perfect Halloween season reading! I finished it just past midnight in the shadowy small hours that comprise the boundary of All Hallows Eve (Halloween) and All Souls (All Saints) Day. This is quite appropriate, as the last story in the collection, All Souls, is set quite prominently in and around just that particular span of time.I enjoyed this unusual collection of ghost stories. They are different -- and perhaps more like "real-life" ghost encounters -- because they leave so many loose ends. There is no explaining everything (along natural or supernatural lines), there are even surprisingly few "bold and shocking" moments recounted. In many cases, it is the mystery and subtlety which works on the reader's mind.
    • 2/5
      Excellent old-fashioned suspense. The only problem was that the end of each story elicited the same reaction: "It can't be over all ready!". Wharton has an excellent power of imagery, and even in a short story, developed some of the most hauntingly romantic characters. Found "The Eyes" reminded me of Poe's Tell Tale Heart.
    • 5/5
      Edith Wharton's ghost stories clearly show the influence that Henry James had on her writing. Like his famous "The Turn of the Screw", the stories in this collection aren't outright scary but they are creepy and disquieting. Often the narrator doesn't even know that he or she has seen a ghost until thinking back on the event later. The same is true of the stories: the first time you read them, they seem straightforward but the more you think about them, the more unsettling they become.Wharton's writing is less prosy and and more plot-driven than James'; I enjoyed these stores more than "The Turn of the Screw", which I could barely get through. That said, a couple of the stories are ambiguous as to what exactly has happened -- "The Lady Maid's Bell" took me a while to figure out, as did "The Eyes"."Kerfol" is my favorite because Wharton gets the atmosphere just right. "Pomegranate Seed" and "All Souls'" are also among the best in the bunch for the same reason. This collection won't keep you up at night shivering in fear, but read it on a dark, winter day when you're all alone and see if you don't get a few goosebumps.
    • 5/5
      The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton is a collection of 11 stories that are not so much traditional ghost stories as supernatural-themed ones. I didn’t know what to expect going into it, because they’re definitely a departure from the two Edith Wharton books I’ve read, The House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence. Despite that, I enjoyed these stories—perfect reading for fall and Halloween!

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