Verses

by Edith Wharton

Overview

Edith Wharton was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton combined an insider's view of American aristocracy with a powerful prose style.

Sonnets.
Spring Song.
Prophecies of Summer.
Song. Heaven.
"Maiden, Arise."
Spring.
May Marian.
Opportunities.
"The Last Token."
Raffaelle to the Fornarina.
Chriemhild of Burgundy.
Some Woman to Some Man.
Lines on Chaucer.
What We Shall Say Fifty
Years Hence,
OF OUR FANCY-DRESS QUADRILLE.
Nothing More.
June and December.
October.
A Woman I Know.
Daisies.
Impromptu.
Notre Dame des Fleurs.
Translations from the German.
Longing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781078703888
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	07/29/2019
Pages:	28
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.06(d)

About the Author

Born into a prosperous New York family, Edith Wharton (1862-1937) wrote more than 15 novels, including The Age of Innocence, The House of Mirth, Ethan Frome, and other esteemed books. She was distinguished for her work in the First World War and was the first woman to receive a Doctorate of Letters from Yale University. She died in France at the age of 75.

Date of Birth:

January 24, 1862

Date of Death:

August 11, 1937

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

Place of Death:

Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, France

Education:

Educated privately in New York and Europe