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31 Days of Stories 2022, Day 16: “A Cup of Cold Water” by Edith Wharton

May 16, 2022June 14, 2022
by Steven Beattie

Wharton’s story is an examination of the vacuity that attaches to the wealthiest strata of society and one man’s unsuccessful attempt to climb the social ladder.

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