"Human Nature" by Edith Wharton is a collection of short stories. Edith Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray realistically the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. This volume contains the short yet impactful tales: Her Son, The Day of the Funeral, A Glimpse, Joy in the House, and Diagnosis.