Inwood Commons Modern Editions

Seven short stories from one of the most celebrated authors of the early twentieth century have been updated with an eye toward readability for modern readers. The bones of the stories are just as she told them with no changes to plot or settings. Best of all the book includes the original unedited versions in appendices. The Hermit and the Wild Woman: One escapes from war, the other from a convent, only to find themselves together in their solitude. The Last Asset: A social-climbing mother is eager to use her daughter's wedding to her own benefit. In Trust: The dream of an art academy is shared by friends who struggle to realize it. The Pretext:An older married woman considers what to do when a younger man falls in love with her. The Verdict: A man finds out why a successful painter suddenly stops painting. The Pot Boiler: A poor painter decides between artistic principles and money. The Best Man: A governor faces a scandal.

Six classic ghost stories from the first recipient of the William Dean Howells Medal for Distinction in Fiction. Lightly edited for modern readers, the bones of the stories are just as she told them with no changes to plot or settings. Best of all the book includes the original unedited versions in appendices. The Wind in the Rose Bush: As an aunt waits to see her niece strange things start happening. The Shadows on the Wall: Three sisters mourn their brother and can't explain what they see. Luella Miller: The people who help a seemingly capable woman have a habit of wasting away. The Southwest Room: Something in Great-Aunt Harriet's old bedroom keeps scaring away renters. The Vacant Lot: A family moves into an underpriced house only to discover the neighbors are terrifying. The Lost Ghost: A woman tells her friend of the time she lived in a house haunted by a little girl.

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell's classic book of 8 short stories shows life in Germany during the French Revolution, and in Manchester during the Industrial Revolution. Lightly edited for modern readers, this Inwood Commons Modern Edition includes translations from French and standardized spelling. The bones of the stories are just as she told them with no changes to plot or settings. Best of all the book includes the original unedited versions in appendices. The Gray Woman: A young German woman is pressured into marriage only to discover her husband has a deadly secret. Weird If True: An English tourist gets lost in the woods in France and stumbles into a strange party. Six Weeks in Heppenheim: An English college graduate accidentally spends six weeks in a small German town. Libbie Marsh's Three Eras: A lonely seamstress befriends a sick little boy in Manchester. Christmas Storms and Sunshine: Rival political newspaper employees live in the same building in Manchester and clash during Christmas. Hand and Heart: A little English boy tries to be kind in difficult situations. Bessy's Problems at Home: A teenage girl tries to manage the house and her five siblings, while her mother is away. Disappearances: A writer laments that the new detective police will prevent unexplained disappearances from being plot points in the future.