Wharton, Edith

This is the fourth of four novellas in the series Old New York. Edward C. Caswell illustrated the novel. The dusk jacket has a flower pattern that frames an image of a busy New York intersection. The dusk jacket has slight tears along the corners and spine, showing a blue cover underneath. The dusk jacket front flap has a water mark in the top left corner. The illustration shows two women talking as they walk on a sidewalk in New York. There is a correction on page 89. The back endpaper shows another angle of the New York street. 

This story is about an alleged affair between a married woman and unmarried man. The storytelling is intermixed with social commentary on a variety of topics, like class, sexism, art, and changing history. 

Appleton (New York)

1924

English

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