{"product_id":"afterward-paperback","title":"Afterward - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdith Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdith Wharton's short story, \"Afterward,\" was first published in 1910 in \u003cem\u003eThe Century Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, a literary monthly founded in 1881, and later collected in \u003cem\u003eTales of Men and Ghosts\u003c\/em\u003e. A self-aware variation on the haunted-house story, \"Afterward\" has become one of the best-known works in Wharton's supernatural fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA December 1910 review of the collection in \u003cem\u003eThe Occult Review\u003c\/em\u003e referred to the story as a \"little masterpiece.\" The reviewer praised Wharton's \"subtlety of characterization\" and \"delicate intricacy of psychological analysis,\" while observing that her stories move more quickly than Henry James's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMay anyone who shares Catherine Morland's hopes for an old house enjoy this strange and elegant ghost story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 68\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.16 x 6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68375250895069,"sku":"9781945028847","price":10.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/jnavj0nsB89781945028847.webp?v=1793555490","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/afterward-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}