A collection of four novellas by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton that portray the customs and values of New York society from the 1840s through the 1870s.
A poor farmers, Ethan finds himself stuck in a miserable marriage to Zeenie, a sickly, tyrannical woman, until he falls in love with her visiting cousin, the vivacious Mattie Silver. As Mattie is forced to leave his household, Frome steals one last afternoon with her -- one that culminates in a ruinous sled ride with unspeakably tragic results.
Presents a selection of writing by nineteenth-century American author Edith Wharton, including short stories, essays, letters, excerpts from "The House of Mirth, "The Reef, " and "The Age of Innocence, " and the complete novel "Summer.".
Susy and Nick Lansing, a couple with good social connections but no money, find themselves living way beyond their means as they try to gain acceptance.
