Love Stories: Classic Tales of Romance by Edith Wharton

by michael-kelahan

PLove has fascinated writers since men and women first found words to express their romantic yearnings. Tales of passion, affection, and romance are a cornerstone of world literature and represent some the finest fiction ever written.PiLove Stories/i features work of some of the greatest writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries who have pondered the allure and irresistibility of love. This volume#8217;s seventeen selections reflect warmly on romantic love and its many aspects#58; first love and mature love, ecstatic love and poignant love, love that redeems and love that overcomes adversity, love lost and love regained. Among the stories included#58;Pulli#8220;Mr. and Mrs. Dove#8221; #8211; bKatherine Mansfield/bbrli#8220;Mammon and the Archer#8221; #8211; bO. Henry/bbrli#8220;The Dilettante#8221; #8211; bEdith Wharton/bbrli#8220;Traveling Companions#8221; #8211; bHenry James/bbrli#8220;The Popular Girl#8221; #8211; bF. Scott Fitzgerald/bbrli#8220;A Lobe-Knot#8221; #8211; bW.W. Jacobs/bbr/li/ulPWhether you have a fondness for stories on the lighter side of love, or for tales full of drama and passion, iLove Stories/i is a valentine to readers who enjoy fiction written from the heart.

Hardcover

First published January 6, 2011

Reviews

[Bob Laurent]

Enjoyable read from top authors. Will definitely go back to some stories for another visit.

[Synthia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked some, didn't like some, and some in between.
My favorite one that I'd recommend to others, especially young women, is Thinking Makes It So by Ellen Glasgow.