Short story collection including: The Hermit and the Wild Woman, The Last Asset, In Trust, The Pretext, The Verdict, The Pot-Boiler, and The Best Man. According to Wikipedia: "Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. ... The Age of Innocence (1920), perhaps her best known work, won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for literature, making her the first woman to win the award."