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This is a striking little book, striking in its simplicity and penetration, its passion and restraint.—London Times.

Vivid in its portrayal of a half-tragic situation.—The Dial.

It is a conception of great strength it ought to arouse much thought.—The Interior.

The story is distinctly able in its grasp and penetration.—The Outlook.

Its characters are real, their motives and actions thoroughly human. And the author's art is sufficient to bring out the strength of every situation.—The Argonaut.

The Descent of Man 

The Mission of Jane 

The Other Two 

The Quicksand 

The Dilettante

The Reckoning

Expiation

The Lady's Maid's Ball

It is, of course, the extraordinary directness with which Mrs. Wharton's probe goes to the spot under inspection, the deftness with which she is able to bring to the light of day what we had hidden even from ourselves, that account for the admiration with which we regard her short stories.—London Academy.