Books like The Stories of Edith Wharton by Edith Wharton

In post‑war New York, Newland Archer faces a dilemma when his fiancée’s cousin, the rebellious Ellen Olenska, challenges his elite society’s expectations and his own loyalty.

In wintry Starkfield, Massachusetts, disabled farmer Ethan Frome is trapped in a loveless marriage to Zeena while his unrequited love for Zeena’s cousin Mattie drives a desperate, tragic triangle that culminates in a failed attempt to escape together.

In Edith Wharton’s classic, Lily Bart, a beautiful and intelligent young woman devoted to luxury, struggles to navigate New York’s strict social hierarchy and moral expectations, ultimately confronting the limits of her independence.

August Bowen returns to 1970s Brooklyn after reconnecting with a childhood friend, reliving the joy and peril of growing up with Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi amid a community that celebrates friendship yet hides darker realities.

A Good Man Is Hard to Find is a collection of Flannery O'Connor's celebrated short stories, set in the American South and exploring the region’s social customs, faith, and moral complexity.

Edith Wharton's satiric anatomy of American society in the first decade of the twentieth century appeared in 1913; it both appalled and fascinated its first reviewers, and established her as a major novelist. It follows the career of Undine Spragg, recently arrived in New York from the Midwest and determined to conquer high society. Glamorous, selfish, mercenary, and manipulative, her principal assets are her striking beauty, her tenacity, and her father's money. With her sights set on an advantageous marriage, Undine pursues her schemes in a world of shifting values, where triumph is swiftly followed by disillusion. Wharton was re-creating an environment she knew intimately, and Undine's education for social success is chronicled in meticulous detail. The novel superbly captures the world of post-Civil War Ameria, as ruthless in its social ambitions as in its business and politics. - Back cover.

The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin

793 pages ; 21 cm

A collection of novels and short stories by Kurt Vonnegut from 1963-1973.

The works of Kate Chopin, including short stories, psychological fiction, and women's fiction, highlighting the struggles of women and their relationships in the American South of the late 19th century.

A curated selection of Edith Wharton’s short stories, portraying the manners, social customs, and everyday life of New York’s upper class through vivid, character-driven vignettes.

The Reef follows American diplomat George Darrow as he navigates an illicit affair with widow Anna Leath while in France, exposing the moral contradictions of early 20th‑century society.

A collection of short stories by Kate Chopin, spanning Louisiana life and themes of self-discovery and freedom in American literature.

Three is a collection of five intertwined short stories by Flannery O'Connor that capture the rhythms, humor, and darker aspects of life in the American South.

Contains nearly every piece of major fiction Mark Twain created, in its unaltered state.

A collection of short stories by Edmund Wilson that sketch American middle‑class suburban life, social customs, and intellectual dynamics within a fictional county.