Sanctuary by Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
()
About this ebook
Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Wharton includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily.
eBook features:* The complete unabridged text of ‘Sanctuary by Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’
* Beautifully illustrated with images related to Wharton’s works
* Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook
* Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
Edith Wharton
Edith Newbold Jones (nombre de soltera de Edith Wharton) nació en Nueva York en 1862, en el seno de una rica familia del mundo financiero. Con ella pasó parte de su infancia viajando por Europa, y, de vuelta a Nueva York, fue educada por institutrices. A los veinticinco años se casó con Edward Robbins Wharton, un graduado de Harvard doce años mayor. El conflicto entre sus inquietudes artísticas y literarias y el papel que tenía asignado como dama de la alta sociedad fue causa de contrariedades y de una grave depresión, pero también fuente de inspiración. En 1878 había publicado privadamente un volumen de poesías, y en 1897 un libro de decoración contra la estética victoriana, The Decoration of Houses (en colaboración con el arquitecto Ogden Codman), pero hasta 1902 no se atrevió con la que habría de ser su primera novela, The Valley of Decision, y no sería realmente reconocida hasta la segunda, La casa de la alegría (1905). A ésta siguieron, entre otras, The Fruit of the Tree (1907), Ethan Frome (1911; ALBA CLÁSICA, núm. XCV), El arrecife (1912; ALBA CLÁSICA, núm. LXI), Las costumbres nacionales (1913; ALBA CLÁSICA MAIOR, núm. XXXVIII ), La edad de la inocencia (1920), por la que recibió el premio Pulitzer, y Los niños (1928; ALBA CLÁSICA, núm. LXXV), además de un gran número de relatos. En 1910 se estableció en París, y tres años después se divorciaría de su marido. Su contribución a la causa aliada en la Primera Guerra Mundial le valió la Legión de Honor. Murió en 1937 en Pavillon Colombe, su casa en Saint-Brice-sous-Fôret.
Read more from Edith Wharton
The Mother's Recompense Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Touchstone Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Children Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Glimpses of the Moon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Writing of Fiction: The Classic Guide to the Art of the Short Story and the Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Custom of the Country Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Son at the Front Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Reef Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Roman Fever and Other Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Twilight Sleep Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Manhattan Noir 2: The Classics Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/550 Feminist Masterpieces you have to read before you die (Golden Deer Classics) Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A Backward Glance: An Autobiography Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Complete Works of Edith Wharton. Illustrated: The Age of Innocence, The House of Mirth, Ethan Frome and others Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Custom of the Country Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Short Stories Of Edith Wharton - Volume I: Madame de Treymes & Other Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Twilight Sleep Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Roman Fever: Short Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to Sanctuary by Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
Titles in the series (13)
Sanctuary by Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Valley of Decision by Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe House of Mirth by Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Fruit of the Tree by Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEthan Frome by Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Reef by Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummer by Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Touchstone by Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Son at the Front by Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOld New York by Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related ebooks
The Short Stories Of Edith Wharton - Volume VII: Sanctuary & The Bunner Sisters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Essential Edith Wharton Collection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSanctuary (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Sanctuary (Annotated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Reef by Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChild's Play Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Scandal, a Secret, a Baby Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Miss Preston's Predicament: Hesitant Mediums, #1.5 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Unknown Quantity: A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Counterfeit Bride Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Reef Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Counterfeit Bride: Boundless Billionaires, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Spoils of Poynton by Henry James (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHideaway Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Harriet and the Piper Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Salt Of The Earth Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Altar of the Dead Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Manifest Destiny Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDiana Tempest Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFortunate Harbor Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Friends on the Shelf Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMaintenance Week: Valley of Surrender, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When a Lady Dares Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Mere Chance: A Novel. Vol. 3 of 3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSanditon and The Watsons: Austen's Unfinished Novels Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Mary Cholmondeley: The Best Works Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Church - A Short Story Collection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAt Fault Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Pair of Blue Eyes Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Spoils of Poynton Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Classics For You
Flowers for Algernon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Silmarillion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Confederacy of Dunces Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fellowship Of The Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sense and Sensibility (Centaur Classics) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Things They Carried Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Odyssey: (The Stephen Mitchell Translation) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Master & Margarita Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wuthering Heights (with an Introduction by Mary Augusta Ward) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rebecca Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mythos Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We Have Always Lived in the Castle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Republic by Plato Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Farewell to Arms Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Jungle: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Little Women (Seasons Edition -- Winter) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ulysses: With linked Table of Contents Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Master and Margarita Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Learn French! Apprends l'Anglais! THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY: In French and English Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Old Man and the Sea: The Hemingway Library Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Canterbury Tales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Animal Farm: A Fairy Story Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5East of Eden Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAs I Lay Dying Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Count of Monte Cristo (abridged) (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Count of Monte-Cristo English and French Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Titus Groan Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for Sanctuary by Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Sanctuary by Edith Wharton - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) - Edith Wharton
The Complete Works of
EDITH WHARTON
VOLUME 3 OF 50
Sanctuary
Parts Edition
By Delphi Classics, 2014
Version 4
COPYRIGHT
‘Sanctuary’
Edith Wharton: Parts Edition (in 50 parts)
First published in the United Kingdom in 2017 by Delphi Classics.
© Delphi Classics, 2017.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form other than that in which it is published.
ISBN: 978 1 78877 206 8
Delphi Classics
is an imprint of
Delphi Publishing Ltd
Hastings, East Sussex
United Kingdom
Contact: [email protected]
www.delphiclassics.com
Edith Wharton: Parts Edition
This eBook is Part 3 of the Delphi Classics edition of Edith Wharton in 50 Parts. It features the unabridged text of Sanctuary from the bestselling edition of the author’s Complete Works. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. Our Parts Editions feature original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of Edith Wharton, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily.
Visit here to buy the entire Parts Edition of Edith Wharton or the Complete Works of Edith Wharton in a single eBook.
Learn more about our Parts Edition, with free downloads, via this link or browse our most popular Parts here.
EDITH WHARTON
IN 50 VOLUMES
Parts Edition Contents
The Novels
1, Fast and Loose
2, The Valley of Decision
3, Sanctuary
4, The House of Mirth
5, The Fruit of the Tree
6, Ethan Frome
7, The Reef
8, The Custom of the Country
9, Summer
10, The Age of Innocence
11, The Glimpses of the Moon
12, A Son at the Front
13, The Mother’s Recompense
14, Twilight Sleep
15, The Children
16, Hudson River Bracketed
17, The Gods Arrive
18, The Buccaneers
The Novellas
19, The Touchstone
20, Madame de Treymes
21, The Marne
22, Old New York
23, False Dawn
24, The Old Maid
25, The Spark
26, New Year’s Day
The Short Story Collections
27, The Greater Inclination
28, Crucial Instances
29, The Descent of Man and Other Stories
30, The Hermit and the Wild Woman and Other Stories
31, Tales of Men and Ghosts
32, Uncollected Early Short Stories
33, Xingu and Other Stories
34, Here and Beyond
35, Certain People
36, Human Nature
37, The World Over
38, Ghosts
The Play
39, The Joy of Living
The Poetry
40, Artemis to Actaeon and Other Verses
41, Uncollected Poetry
The Non-Fiction
42, The Decoration of Houses
43, Italian Villas and Their Gardens
44, Italian Backgrounds
45, A Motor-Flight Through France
46, France, from Dunkerque to Belfort
47, French Ways and Their Meaning
48, In Morocco
49, The Writing of Fiction
The Autobiography
50, A Backward Glance
www.delphiclassics.com
Sanctuary
This short novel was first published in 1903 and tells the story of Kate Orme, who is about to marry Denis, an eminent and wealthy bachelor. However, when she learns of his guilty secret, she becomes painfully aware of his flawed morality and strives to prevent their son from becoming tainted by his father’s ways.
Wharton in her early twenties
CONTENTS
PART I
I
II
III
IV
PART II
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
She has meant to wait for him on the terrace.
PART I
I
It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life. But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow. There was nothing to account for this sudden sense of beatitude; but was it not this precisely which made it so irresistible, so overwhelming? There had been, within the last two months — since her engagement to Denis Peyton — no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable. Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
Many influences had combined to build up the centre of brooding peace in which she found herself. Her nature answered to the finest vibrations, and at first her joy in loving had been too great not to bring with it a certain confusion, a readjusting of the whole scenery of life. She found herself in a new country, wherein he who had led her there was least able to be her guide. There were moments when she felt that the first stranger in the street could have interpreted her happiness for her more easily than Denis. Then, as her eye adapted itself, as the lines flowed into each other, opening deep vistas upon new horizons, she began to enter into possession of her kingdom, to entertain the actual sense of its belonging to her. But she had never before felt that she also belonged to it; and this was the feeling which now came to complete her happiness, to give it the hallowing sense of permanence.
She rose from the writing-table where, list in hand, she had been going over the wedding-invitations, and walked toward the drawing-room window. Everything about her seemed to contribute to that rare harmony of feeling which levied a tax on every sense. The large coolness of the room, its fine traditional air of spacious living, its outlook over field and woodland toward the lake lying under the silver bloom of September; the very scent of the late violets in a glass on the writing-table; the rosy-mauve masses of hydrangea in tubs along the terrace; the fall, now and then, of a leaf through the still air — all, somehow, were mingled in the suffusion of well-being that yet made them seem but so much dross upon its current.
The girl’s smile prolonged itself at the sight of a figure approaching from the lower slopes above the lake. The path was a short cut from the Peyton place, and she had known that Denis would appear in it at about that hour. Her smile, however, was prolonged not so much by his approach as by her sense of the impossibility of communicating her mood to him. The feeling did not disturb her. She could not imagine sharing her deepest moods with any one, and the world in which she lived with Denis was too bright and spacious to admit of any sense of constraint. Her smile was in truth a tribute to that clear-eyed directness of his which was so often a refuge from her own complexities.
Denis Peyton was used to being met with a smile. He might have been pardoned for thinking smiles the habitual wear of the human countenance; and his estimate of life and of himself was necessarily tinged by the cordial terms on which they had always met each other. He had in fact found life, from the start, an uncommonly agreeable business, culminating fitly enough in his engagement to the only girl he had ever wished to marry, and the inheritance, from his unhappy step-brother, of a fortune which agreeably widened his horizon. Such a combination of circumstances might well justify a young man in thinking himself of some account in the universe; and it seemed the final touch of fitness that the mourning which Denis still wore for poor Arthur should lend a new distinction to his somewhat florid good looks.
Kate Orme was not without an amused perception of her future husband’s point of view; but she could enter into it with the tolerance which allows for the inconscient element in all our judgments. There was, for instance, no one more sentimentally