Product ReviewsThe Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton by Edith Wharton (1997, Trade Paperback)

Enjoyable Edwardian-era ghost stories

I purchased this to read with the on-line 19th Century reading group I belong to. (Unfortunately, there are several of the stories the group is discussing which were not included in this version of the book.) I enjoyed reading the stories anyway, which are quite interesting . . . much more enjoyable than I usually find Edith Wharton's books (since they tend to have a rather dismal storyline). In ghost stories, a dismal ending works perfectly! The stories are short; this is not serious, in-depth reading or character studies, just moderately creepy fun.Read full review...

Nice copy.....have read one of her ghost stories in an anthology, can't wait to read this!

Well and creepily illustrated.

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Old ghosts

Old fashioned and boring.

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Ghost Stories

This is a normal Gothic book, full of suspenseful ghost stories. I bought if for my Senior Seminar. It is not as good as Poe or Hawthorne. If you like any form of Gothic literature or if you like a good ghost story, you would enjoy this book.Read full review...