"Wharton has done nothing that equals this."―New York Times Book Review (1923) “Extraordinarily poignant…Heartrending, tragic, powerful, this is not to be missed.”-Publishers Weekly Edith Wharton’s A Son at the Front (1923) is a stirring rumination of family, art, and the shortcomings of possession. The story, which is set on the eve of the First World War reflects the author’s own experience living in France when the “Great War” broke out. The delineation of Wartime Paris is one of great power and evocation, yet it is the immensely personal father-son relationship that is...