Publisher's Synopsis

Tragic story of wasted lives, set against a bleak New England background. A poverty-stricken New England farmer, his ailing wife and a youthful housekeeper are drawn relentlessly into a deep-rooted domestic struggle in this hauntingly grim tale of thwarted love. Considered by many to be Wharton's masterpiece.

Book information

ISBN: 9780486266909
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint: Dover Publications
Pub date:
Edition: Reprinted edition
DEWEY: 813.4
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 77
Weight: 80g
Height: 127mm
Width: 202mm
Spine width: 16mm