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 ...
In these powerful and elegant tales, Edith Wharton evokes moods of disquiet and darkness within her own era.
In these powerful and elegant tales, Edith Wharton evokes moods of disquiet and darkness within her own era.
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton
Set in the bleak mansions of England, America, and Normandy, eleven classic tales depict the terrors of persons confronted by unearthly entities.