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Published in 1900, eleven years prior to her masterpiece Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton's novella The Touchstone explores the emotional complexities of love and betrayal. Penniless and unable to marry the woman he loves, the financially struggling lawyer Stephen Glennard discovers a way out of his predicaments by selling love letters written to him by deceased author Margaret Aubyn. Glennard’s psychological anguish as he grapples with his guilt and the repercussions of his actions presents a poignant narrative of human conscience and morality.

Edith Wharton was an American novelist, playwright and essayist who chronicled upper class New England society. She was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1921. Her novels include Ethan Frome, The Age of Innocence, and The House of Mirth.