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The Hermit and the Wild Woman, and other Stories
Seven short stories by Edith Wharton, American author of The House of Mirth. "The Hermit and the Wild Woman" (rather different than Wharton's usual fare) is about a religious hermit who retires from the world after childhood trauma, and his relationship with a former nun whose "sinful" desire to bathe has driven her out of her cloister. The remaining six stories are set in high society, and explore the foibles and manipulations of the we…
Episodes
- The Hermit and the Wild Woman, Part I
- The Hermit and the Wild Woman, Part II
- The Hermit and the Wild Woman, Part III
- The Hermit and the Wild Woman, Part IV
- The Hermit and the Wild Woman, Part V
- The Hermit and the Wild Woman: Part VI
- The Last Asset: Part I
- The Last Asset: Part II
- The Last Asset: Part III
- The Last Asset: Part IV
- The Last Asset: Part V
- The Last Asset: Part VI
- The Last Asset: Part VII
- In Trust: Part I
- In Trust: Part II
- In Trust: Part III
- In Trust: Part IV
- The Pretext: Part I
- The Pretext: Part II
- The Pretext: Part III
- The Pretext: Part IV
- The Pretext: Part V
- The Verdict
- The Pot-Boiler: Part I
- The Pot-Boiler: Part II
- The Pot-Boiler: Part III
- The Pot-Boiler: Part IV
- The Pot-Boiler: Part V
- The Best Man: Part I
- The Best Man: Part II
- The Best Man: Part III
- The Best Man: Part IV
- The Best Man: Part V
- The Best Man: Part VI
- Woman of No Importance - Oscar Wilde
- Blackie A Lost Cat - Richard Barnum
- Hermit and the Wild Woman and other Stories - Edith Wharton
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