Valley of Decision - A Novel

This antiquarian book contains Edith Wharton''s first serious novel, "The Valley of Decision". Within this text Wharton juxtaposes characters inspired by the anti-religious writings of Voltaire and Rousseau with the orthodox leaders of the day. As in many of Wharton''s writings, it becomes evident that violation of societal conventions comes at a great personal cost. This seminal piece of literatu...