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Ghosts - Edith Wharton - NYRB Classic Paperback
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- “Please review photos for condition.”
- Signed By
- Not Applicable
- Signed
- No
- Book Series
- NYRB Classics
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Edition
- NYRB Classics Edition
- Vintage
- No
- Personalize
- No
- Type
- Novel
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- Paperback
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9781681375724
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
New York Review of Books, Incorporated, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1681375729
ISBN-13
9781681375724
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15050391208
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ghosts
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Horror, Ghost
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
10.4 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-058370
Reviews
"It's this alertness to the terror of being a stranger in one's own house, in one's own self, that makes Wharton such a fine and frightening writer of ghost stories." --Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books "These ghost stories are not mere genre, not chills and thrills. They are about the liberty of the form itself. . . . I believe that these macabre stories were, for Edith Wharton, another way out, another departure and yet another entry into the penetrating observations on the destructive powers of human possession, the aftermath of dispossession and the haunting power of love." --Maureen Howard "A blend of Poe, Hawthorne and Henry James, [Wharton] has a lightness of touch that belies the often very grisly tale." --Kate Mosse, The Guardian "Mysterious and coolly menacing stories of the supernatural." --Dan Chaon, The Week, "Wharton was not an avowed believer, but like many writers she found the ghost story to be the perfect medium (pun intended) for exploring questions of sexuality, class and consciousness. And given her mastery of all three subjects it should come as no surprise that the stories in this collection are a paradigm not just of the genre but of short fiction generally." --Sadie Stein, The New York Times "It's this alertness to the terror of being a stranger in one's own house, in one's own self, that makes Wharton such a fine and frightening writer of ghost stories." --Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books "A master of the form. . . . [ Ghosts ] is a bewitching, and frequently terrifying, collection of tales which more often than not fulfill [Wharton's] criterion for a successful ghost story: 'If it sends a cold shiver down one's spine, it has done its job and done it well.' . . . Reading the stories, I sometimes felt like I had discovered a hidden room in an impeccable house, and turned to find that the door had shut behind me." --Anna Russell, The New Yorker "Wharton seems to have been aware that in her ghost stories, she had tapped into something essential yet hidden about modern life. . . . In Ghosts , Wharton's characters carry with them not only what was inflicted upon them, but what they have inflicted upon others, however unknowingly." --Jack Hanson, The Baffler "These ghost stories are not mere genre, not chills and thrills. They are about the liberty of the form itself. . . . I believe that these macabre stories were, for Edith Wharton, another way out, another departure and yet another entry into the penetrating observations on the destructive powers of human possession, the aftermath of dispossession and the haunting power of love." --Maureen Howard "A blend of Poe, Hawthorne and Henry James, [Wharton] has a lightness of touch that belies the often very grisly tale." --Kate Mosse, The Guardian "Mysterious and coolly menacing stories of the supernatural." --Dan Chaon, The Week
Synopsis
An elegantly hair-raising collection of Edith Wharton's ghost stories, selected and with a preface written by the author herself. No history of the American uncanny tale would be complete without mention of Edith Wharton, yet many of Wharton's most dedicated admirers are unaware that she was a master of the form. In fact, one of Wharton's final literary acts was assembling Ghosts , a personal selection of her most chilling stories, written between 1902 and 1937. In "The Lady's Maid's Bell," the earliest tale included here, a servant's dedication to her mistress continues from beyond the grave, and in "All Souls," the last story Wharton wrote, an elderly woman treads the permeable line between life and the hereafter. In all her writing, Wharton's great gift was to mercilessly illuminate the motives of men and women, and her ghost stories never stray far from the preoccupations of the living, using the supernatural to investigate such worldly matters as violence within marriage, the horrors of aging, the rot at the root of new fortunes, the darkness that stares back from the abyss of one's own soul. These are stories to "send a cold shiver down one's spine," not to terrify, and as Wharton explains in her preface, her goal in writing them was to counter "the hard grind of modern speeding-up" by preserving that ineffable space of "silence and continuity," which is not merely the prerogative of humanity but--"in the fun of the shudder"--its delight. Contents All Souls' The Eyes Afterward The Lady's Maid's Bell Kerfol The Triumph of Night Miss Mary Pask Bewitched Mr. Jones Pomegranate Seed A Bottle of Perrier
LC Classification Number
PS3545.H16G55 2021
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- 9***v (1925)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseBook arrrived on time and was well-packaged for shipping. Everything matched the listing and photographs; seller communicated well and was easy to work with. Also appreciated that they combined shipping for multiple purposes. Thank you!Sabriel - Garth Nix - Hardcover First Edition First Printing - Signed Copy (#187371423607)
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- a***g (577)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe book arrived less than a week after placing the order. A fantastic price for a 1st edition, 1st printing! The book was very securely packed, with a double or triple layer of plastic wrap around a double layer of bubble wrap. The listed condition was "Good," but I'm pretty sure it should have been graded higher. Both the cover and the dust jacket look great; not even any minor damage. I'll gladly come back in the future when looking for books! A+++
Seller feedback (563)
- 9***v (1925)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseBook arrrived on time and was well-packaged for shipping. Everything matched the listing and photographs; seller communicated well and was easy to work with. Also appreciated that they combined shipping for multiple purposes. Thank you!Sabriel - Garth Nix - Hardcover First Edition First Printing - Signed Copy (#187371423607)
- b***a (134)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItems are great and as described. Books came wrapped in a whole bunch of plastic wrap and in a shipping bag, which was a little annoying versus using a box, but it all came with no damage, so I can't really complain. I'd definitly shop here again.Lot of 3 Jim Butcher Trade Paperbacks - Dresden Files - Turn Coat, Dead Beat... (#187193225418)
- a***g (577)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe book arrived less than a week after placing the order. A fantastic price for a 1st edition, 1st printing! The book was very securely packed, with a double or triple layer of plastic wrap around a double layer of bubble wrap. The listed condition was "Good," but I'm pretty sure it should have been graded higher. Both the cover and the dust jacket look great; not even any minor damage. I'll gladly come back in the future when looking for books! A+++