Edith Wharton
The Verdict
A man seeks out the truth behind the sudden withdrawal of a well-known painter from the art world three years before.
Afterward
Mary Boyne and her husband, requiring a country home in England after a business windfall, acquire a reputedly haunted house.
Kerfol
A prospective buyer goes to look round a French chateau (complete with chapel and tombs) but finds the place deserted - apart from a strange
The Dilettante
The story of a man's manipulative relationship with two women.
The Reckoning
A couple are in agreement on the ethics of marriage but personal feelings, inevitably, intrude.
Xingu
The members of a women's Lunch Club - an organisation rife with political infighting - are keen to impress a distinguished guest.
The Bolted Door
A suicidal playwright, finding himself unable to do the deed on his own, attempts an unconventional method involving the confession of a dar
A Venetian Night's Entertainment
A renowned judge recalls a youthful adventure in Venice that began with an encounter with the beautiful Polixena Cador.
The House Of The Dead Hand
With the promise of a viewing of a lost Leonardo masterpiece, a man visits the home of the obsessive Dr. Lombard and his daughter.
The Other Two
A man's new wife's ex-husbands become a part of his life, causing awkward encounters and challenging his sense of self.
Mrs. Manstey's View
The only pleasure in the life of a lonely widow is the dismal view from her third floor New York boarding house.