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The Daunt Diana

Edith Wharton

First published October 1910
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

"An impoverished art collector finds his heart's desire, but cannot afford her. He eventually comes into money and acquires the collection in which she resides, but complete happiness eludes him. He sells the collection off. And buys it back, piece by piece." (Lynn Gardner)

Originally published in Scribner's, July 1909.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
October 1910 Tales of Men and Ghosts Charles Scribner's Sons Collection 101
October 2003 Tales of Men and Ghosts Project Gutenberg Collection
April 2005 Cover Tales of Men and Ghosts Wildside Press Collection
January 2010 Cover Tales of Men and Ghosts ValdeBooks Collection 57
April 2013 Cover Tales of Men and Ghosts CreateSpace Collection
July 2013 Cover Tales of Men and Ghosts LibriVox Collection |4