A famous author comes to a summer mountain resort in the dead of winter, determined to find peace and quiet to write his next book. But before his first night is out, a steady stream of unexpected visitors begins to fill the hotel ... men and women with stories of love, loss, and flight ... none of them telling the truth. Before the week is out, there will be gunfire, bribery, fights in the snow, and hidden truths unmasked. This book is a mystery...

Clarence Budington (""Bud") Kelland (1881-1964) was an American writer who described himself as "the best second-rate writer in America". Largely forgotten now, Kelland had a long career as a writer of fiction and short stories, stretching from 1913 to 1960. He was published in many magazines, including The Saturday Evening Post and The American Magazine. His output also included sixty novels and some two hundred short stories. His best known juvenile...

One of James's forays into the supernatural, The Sense of the Past revolves around Ralph Pendrel, a young American who meets one of his ancestors and namesake from the 18th century in an otherworldly encounter. He ultimately travels back in time to trade places with his predecessor. James began work on the novel in 1900, but set it aside until 1914. It was left unfinished at his death, and posthumously published in 1917.

Lanny returns to Europe as the Russian menace grows.

"286 stories and poems in a new one-volume edition." --

A magnificent saga of proud and passionate men and women and the turbulent times through which they suffer and triumph. They are the Truebas. And theirs is a world you will not want to leave, and one you will not forget.

In this 1900 novel, Glasgow examines the effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Southern life, focusing especially on race, class, and gender themes that would continue in her literature. Nicholas Burr, the son of a poor white farmer, rises to the governorship of Virginia. Yet his political success, tempered by disappointment in love, leads to a tragic outcome.

The three novels presented here are the triumph of Edith Jones Wharton's early career. The House of Mirth, Wharton's second novel, was published in 1905. It achieved critical and commercial success, heralding her extraordinary talents. A biting satire of New York socialites, the book places its frail heroine in the midst of adversity. Having made poor social choices, Lily Bart is ostracized from the world of the wealthy; her life is destroyed because...

Presents three works from the distinguished American writer--"The Princess Cassimassima," "The Reverberator," and "The Tragic Muse"--That explore a range of ideas in a distinct realist style.