Edith Wharton: Complete Works

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Hey #whartonbuddyread people, there‘s been some discussion about what to read next, but no consensus.
I‘m hosting the next work and hoped to schedule it for after mid-October (when we finish Clarissa!) So please comment below with your choice for the non-fiction Italian Backgrounds or the short story collection Tales of Men and Ghosts.

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TheBookHippie Are tales and Ghosts the same? Fun for October but I‘ll read anything.

Ghosts

dabbe I vote for 👻. 1y

Lcsmcat @TheBookHippie They may overlap, but Ghosts seems to be a posthumous collection, whereas Tales of was published in her lifetime. 1y

TheBookHippie @Lcsmcat That makes sense! 1y

Currey Probably the result of chilly autumn winds as opposed to soft Mediterranean breezes but I am leaning toward ghosts 🧟‍♂️ 1y

AllDebooks I'd be happy with either, but Ghosts seems more apt for October 1y

batsy I'm interested in both, but Ghosts is perfect for October 🙂 1y

arubabookwoman There are different stories in the 2 collections, tho there is an overlap of about 5 stories which appear in both. We will need to decide which collection to read if that's ehst is chosen. I probably won't read the NF if that is what is chosen, but will participate with the stories. 1y

Graywacke I definitely want to read both, but I vote for Ghosts next 1y

Lcsmcat Can someone post a table of contents for Ghosts, and I‘ll post the contents of Tales of Men and Ghosts so we can see what the overlap is? 1y

Lcsmcat 1. The Bolted Door, 2. His Father‘s Son, 3. The Daunt Diana, 4. The Debt, 5. Full Circle, 6. The Legend, 7. The Eyes, 8. The Blond Beast, 9. Afterward, 10. The Letters

Tales of Men and Ghosts

AllDebooks 1. All Souls' 2. The Eyes 3. Afterward 4.The lady's maid's bell. 5. Kerfol 6. The triumph of night 7. Miss Mary Pask 8. Bewitched 9. Mr Jones 10. Pomegranate seed 11. A bottle of perrier

Ghosts

Tamra Thank you for the invite - I‘m going to sit this round out. 1y

CarolynM I‘ve been too preoccupied to read these last couple of months, I hope I‘m getting over it but I‘m not promising anything. I want to catch up with what I‘ve missed and I‘ll try to join in with whatever you choose. I‘ve missed being part of this group and the excellent discussions. 1y

Lcsmcat @CarolynM We‘ve missed you too. I hope things improve and that you‘ll reach out if there‘s any way I can help. 1y

CarolynM Thanks Linda 😘 1y

Graywacke @CarolynM We‘ve missed you! Wish you well. 1y

Graywacke Tales of Men and Ghosts (1910) and Ghosts (1937) are separate collections. There is also The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton, a 1973 anthology. (“The Lady's Maid's Bell“; “The Eyes“; “Afterward“; “Kerfol“; “The Triumph of Night“; “Miss Mary Pask“; “Bewitched“; “Mr Jones“; “Pomegranate Seed“; “The Looking Glass“; “All Souls“) Thanks for the story lists, @Lcsmcat & @AllDebooks. 1y

Graywacke If I were voting for which Ghosts collection, I would vote the 1937 collection, which is $12 as a kindle book on amazon. The 1973 collection is a little cheaper there. The 1910 collection Tales of Men and Ghosts is out of copyright and free. 1y

Lcsmcat @Graywacke I‘m on the road so I need to get home to my Kindle to be sure, but my eBook is billed as The Complete Edith Wharton so it should have all the stories, just maybe not in the collection mentioned. (I do know there‘s not one titled Ghosts, but those stories may be scattered across the collections.) 1y

Lcsmcat So all the stories of both Ghosts and The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton are included in the Complete Edith Wharton that I have. So I‘m ok with any one of the three. I‘m going to make three posts, one for each book. Please vote on your choice by commenting on the one you want to read next. Each has 10 or 11 stories, so they‘re about the same length. 1y

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Survey monkey says, Edith Wharton is up next. I‘m going to tag all the #catherbuddyread folks, but please let @Graywacke and me know if you want off the list, or if you‘re not tagged and want on. The Mount, Wharton‘s home, has a website with a list of her published works here: https://www.edithwharton.org/discover/published-works/ The earlier are in the public domain (in the US at least) and can be found at Project Gutenberg.

Lcsmcat Is July a good time to start, to let everyone get the book? 4y

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jewright I love Edith Wharton! I‘ve been out of the loop. Which book are we starting? 4y

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Lcsmcat @jewright The Touchstone is first on the list at The Mount, so unless someone has another plan, let‘s start with that. 4y

Lcsmcat And we need a new hashtag! Ideas? 4y

CarolynM July is good for me. Looking forward to reading my first Wharton🙂 Thanks Linda 4y

Tamra I wish I could because I sooo love Wharton! 4y

Lcsmcat @Tamra We tend to spread things out (we spent 2 years on Cather‘s novels) so feel free to join us when you can. Do you want to stay on the list? 4y

batsy Thank you for this! I'm fine with July too as The Touchstone is available on Gutenberg and that's great :) 4y

Currey I‘m in for July but wonder if we should start with Fast and Loose which the Mount mentions as her first book even if they did put it at the bottom of the list. Perhaps it is not available. I did not look. 4y

Tamra @Lcsmcat yes, please! 4y

Lcsmcat @Currey Fast and Loose was written first, but published last. https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/17/books/finishing-off-edith-wharton.html so I think it‘s still under copyright. But it is available in paperback if the group wishes to start with it. 4y

Currey @Lcsmcat Oh, got it. Happy to start with The touchstone then 4y

Graywacke Thanks @Lcsmcat ! July is great for me. Either novel is ok, but if we do F&L we may want to save extra time for book deliveries (curious title). I‘m getting excited. Hashtags - hmm 🤔 4y

Graywacke From Wikipedia: “in 1877, at the age of 15, she secretly wrote a 30,000 word novella Fast and Loose.” Based off that line, and considering she didn‘t publish another novella until she was ~38… I‘m thinking i would rather read F&L after i have read other novels. 4y

Lcsmcat @Graywacke @currey I think it might be better to save F&L for when we can appreciate its potential, after we‘ve got a feel for Wharton‘s style. 4y

rubyslippersreads July and The Touchstone are fine with me. 4y

arubabookwoman Thanks for setting this up! I love Edith Wharton, and thought I had read most of her novels, but I see there are a lot I've missed, and most of the ones I've read I want to reread. See you all in July. 4y

Louise Thank you for organizing this. I‘m looking forward to exploring Wharton‘s work with all of you. 4y

TEArificbooks July and Touchstone are fine with me too, thanks for organizing 4y

Graywacke I splurged $1 plus tax for my Kindle copy. What day in July did you have in mind? 4y

Lcsmcat @Graywacke The last of the big spenders 😀! I just emailed you some organizational questions. 4y

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