The Greater Inclination

Edith Wharton

• Editorial: Perlego
• Año: 2005
• ISBN:
  9700000009190
• Categoría: Literature
• Categoría: North American Literary Collections

The Greater Inclination was the earliest collection of short fiction by Edith Wharton. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons on 25 March 1899, the first printing of 1,250 sold out by June 1899. The collection consisted of eight works: seven short stories, and one short play in two acts.Wharton's first (1899) published collection of short stories ranges from light humor, social commentary, deception, and travel, to the darkly Gothic. Includes "The Muse's Tragedy," "A Journey," "The Pelican," "Souls Belated," "A Coward," "A Cup of Cold Water," "The Portrait," and a short play, "The Twilight of the Gods."