Books in the Inwood Commons Modern Editions series

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 ghost stories from the first recipient of the William Dean Howells Medal for Distinction in Fiction have been edited for modern readers. There are no changes to plot or settings. The book includes the original unedited versions in appendices.

A woman and her husband rent a summer house, but what should be a restful getaway turns into a suffocating psychological battle. This chilling account of postpartum depression and a husband's controlling behavior in the guise of treatment will leave you breathless.This Inwood Commons Modern Edition updates Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic so that it's as easy to read and as relevant as if it was written today. The book also includes the author's argument to Congress for women's voting rights, her reasons for writing The Yellow Wallpaper, two essays from modern scholars, and the original unedited versions in appendices.

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.

Kate Chopins classic book of 23 masterful short stories shows rural life in Louisiana after the American Civil War and how former slaves, people of color, women, poor whites, and wealthy whites chafed against social restrictions. Lightly edited for modern readers, including 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.

Victor Frankenstein is just a college student who wants to figure out the technical details of how life works. And then things all go wrong. Read a Gothic horror classic easily with this modern English translation. But don't worry about missing anything, because the original unedited 1831 version is here too, along with a scholarly essay.