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This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Edith Wharton, the feminism of a Pulitzer Prize winner
“Crucial Instances” is Edith Wharton's classic 1901 short story collection, the second collection of short fiction of her career.
The collection consists of six entertaining works of short fiction, and one dialogue: "The Duchess at Prayer," "The Angel at the Grave," "The Recovery," "Copy: A Dialogue," "The Rembrandt," "The Moving Finger," and "The Confessional."
In “Crucial Instances” Wharton shows her wide range of talents. It is a great collection of stories, from those with a touch of horror, to those that make the reader feel good.
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Rating★★★★ 4.4 (25)
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GenreHorror, General Fiction, Literary Classics
Length5 hrs 50 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 17, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Edith Wharton, the feminism of a Pulitzer Prize winner
2Chapter 1 - The Duchess at Prayer
3Chapter 2 - The Angel at the Grave
4Chapter 3 - The Recovery
5Chapter 4 - "Copy": A Dialogue
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6Chapter 5 - The Rembrandt
7Chapter 6 - The Moving Finger
8Chapter 7 - The Confessional
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