Hey #whartonbuddyread people, there‘s been some discussion about what to read next, but no consensus.
I‘m hosting the next work and hoped to schedule it for after mid-October (when we finish Clarissa!) So please comment below with your choice for the non-fiction Italian Backgrounds or the short story collection Tales of Men and Ghosts.
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TheBookHippie Are tales and Ghosts the same? Fun for October but I‘ll read anything.![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
Ghosts 2y
Ghostsdabbe I vote for 👻. 2y
Lcsmcat @TheBookHippie They may overlap, but Ghosts seems to be a posthumous collection, whereas Tales of was published in her lifetime. 2y
TheBookHippie @Lcsmcat That makes sense! 2y
Currey Probably the result of chilly autumn winds as opposed to soft Mediterranean breezes but I am leaning toward ghosts 🧟♂️ 2y
AllDebooks I'd be happy with either, but Ghosts seems more apt for October 2y
batsy I'm interested in both, but Ghosts is perfect for October 🙂 2y
arubabookwoman There are different stories in the 2 collections, tho there is an overlap of about 5 stories which appear in both. We will need to decide which collection to read if that's ehst is chosen. I probably won't read the NF if that is what is chosen, but will participate with the stories. 2y
Graywacke I definitely want to read both, but I vote for Ghosts next 2y
Lcsmcat Can someone post a table of contents for Ghosts, and I‘ll post the contents of Tales of Men and Ghosts so we can see what the overlap is? 2y
Lcsmcat 1. The Bolted Door, 2. His Father‘s Son, 3. The Daunt Diana, 4. The Debt, 5. Full Circle, 6. The Legend, 7. The Eyes, 8. The Blond Beast, 9. Afterward, 10. The LettersTales of Men and Ghosts 2y
Tales of Men and GhostsAllDebooks 1. All Souls' 2. The Eyes 3. Afterward 4.The lady's maid's bell. 5. Kerfol 6. The triumph of night 7. Miss Mary Pask 8. Bewitched 9. Mr Jones 10. Pomegranate seed 11. A bottle of perrierGhosts 2y
GhostsTamra Thank you for the invite - I‘m going to sit this round out. 2y
CarolynM I‘ve been too preoccupied to read these last couple of months, I hope I‘m getting over it but I‘m not promising anything. I want to catch up with what I‘ve missed and I‘ll try to join in with whatever you choose. I‘ve missed being part of this group and the excellent discussions. 2y
Lcsmcat @CarolynM We‘ve missed you too. I hope things improve and that you‘ll reach out if there‘s any way I can help. 2y
CarolynM Thanks Linda 😘 2y
Graywacke @CarolynM We‘ve missed you! Wish you well. 2y
Graywacke Tales of Men and Ghosts (1910) and Ghosts (1937) are separate collections. There is also The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton, a 1973 anthology. (“The Lady's Maid's Bell“; “The Eyes“; “Afterward“; “Kerfol“; “The Triumph of Night“; “Miss Mary Pask“; “Bewitched“; “Mr Jones“; “Pomegranate Seed“; “The Looking Glass“; “All Souls“) Thanks for the story lists, @Lcsmcat & @AllDebooks. 2y
Graywacke If I were voting for which Ghosts collection, I would vote the 1937 collection, which is $12 as a kindle book on amazon. The 1973 collection is a little cheaper there. The 1910 collection Tales of Men and Ghosts is out of copyright and free. 2y
Lcsmcat @Graywacke I‘m on the road so I need to get home to my Kindle to be sure, but my eBook is billed as The Complete Edith Wharton so it should have all the stories, just maybe not in the collection mentioned. (I do know there‘s not one titled Ghosts, but those stories may be scattered across the collections.) 2y
Lcsmcat So all the stories of both Ghosts and The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton are included in the Complete Edith Wharton that I have. So I‘m ok with any one of the three. I‘m going to make three posts, one for each book. Please vote on your choice by commenting on the one you want to read next. Each has 10 or 11 stories, so they‘re about the same length. 2y
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