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Perhaps best known for her common novel The Age group of Innocence, Wharton liked the short storyline form because its brevity allowed her to focus on telling the storyplot. In these three powerful tales, Edith Wharton transports the listener to the convert of the century, where she depicts (without embracing sensationalism) the shocking issues of the time. Often, she starts soon after an event, allowing the listener to be immersed straight into the story. In 'Souls Belated' we meet several on a coach, digesting and reacting compared to that morning's event. In 'The Muse's Tragedy', a young man meets his preferred poet's muse and soon uncovers the truth about their much talked-about romantic relationship. Atypically, 'Roman Fever' begins with a relatively normal day in Rome and soon discloses much more than expected when two middle-aged women start recalling a earlier visit to the Italian capital. These tales are read by the attained celebrity Janet Maw.
