Author: Wharton, Edith
Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Published on 2 July 2026 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Brief Encounters' series.
Paperback | 128 pages
139 x 198 x 13 | 106g
Edith Wharton's ghost stories whisper of passion, exile, and the things we cannot forgetIn an old Dorset house, a couple settle into a life of quiet comfort – until a presence makes itself felt. At a country gathering, a man is forced to confront a long-buried secret he has tried to outrun. In a small New England community, suspicion gathers around a widower believed to be under the spell of a dead woman. Bewitched brings together three of Edith Wharton’s most unsettling ghost stories. Elegant and controlled, they trace the lingering effects of guilt, secrecy and moral judgement – and the moment when the repressed makes its reappearance. Includes the stories: Afterward, The Eyes and BewitchedBRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days