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The Greater Inclination

by Edith Wharton

The Greater Inclination was the earliest collection of short fiction by Edith Wharton. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons on 25 March 1899 . The collection consisted of eight works: seven short stories, and one short play in two acts.

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English

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English

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1899

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Edith Wharton

United States

Edith Wharton was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and mor...

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