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Published in 1900, eleven years prior to her masterpiece Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton's novella The Touchstone explores the emotional complexities of love and betrayal. Penniless and unable to marry the woman he loves, the financially struggling lawyer Stephen Glennard... Read Full Overview

The Touchstone

Glennard had never thought himself a hero; but he had been certain that he was incapable of baseness. The story of a young man who scorns the love of a tortured novelist, only to have her words come back to haunt him from the dead, The Touchstone shows off the skills Wharton... Read Full Overview

The Touchstone was Edith Wharton's first published novella, and it's spare, perhaps even underwritten. Even so, this Faustian tale of a man who stoops to publish love letters for money has mesmerizing, even dangerous qualities -- it has betrayals, greed, and... Read Full Overview

The Touchstone by Edith Wharton is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic... Read Full Overview

"The Touchstone", by Edith Wharton. Edith Wharton was pulitzer prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer (1862-1937).

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The Touchstone by Edith Wharton is a novel that explores the complexities of love, relationships, and social status in late 19th century America. The story follows the lives of Stephen Glennard, a struggling writer, and his former lover, Margaret Aubyn, who is now a wealthy and... Read Full Overview