Roman Fever and Other Stories Author:Edith Wharton A side from her Pulitzer Prize-winning talent as a novel writer, Edith Wharton also distinguished herself as a short story writer, publishing more than seventy-two stories in ten volumes during her lifetime. The best of her short fiction is collected here in Roman Fever and Other Stories. From her picture of erotic love and illegitimacy i... more »n the title story to her exploration of the aftermath of divorce detailed in "Souls Belated" and "The Last Asset," Wharton shows her usual skill "in dissecting the elements of emotional subtleties, moral ambiguities, and the implications of social restrictions," as Cynthia Griffin Wolff writes in her introduction. Roman Fever and Other Stories is a surprisingly contemporary volume of stories by one of our most enduring writers.« less
Ellen S. reviewed Roman Fever and Other Stories on
The title story in the book is worth a close reading. It is full of Edith Wharton's intense observation of human motivation and juicy with wryness and sarcasm. The plot takes a wonderful twist. She is a treasure of our American literary heritage.