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1			Read this annotation of Wharton's story "Roman Fever" on the Literature, Arts, Medicine database, for a medical explanation of Wharton's description of the illness. What are some of the interpretations of "Roman fever" that you drew from the story?
2			Now read another, more comprehensive annotation of "Roman Fever" by students. Feel free to contribute an annotation of your own. What new aspects of the story did this reading reveal for you?
3			Click on this link to view a series of photographs and paintings of Edith Wharton, her homes, and her friends, and to read the accompanying text. How would you characterize the atmosphere in which Wharton grew up and lived? Do you think the society she depicts in "Roman Fever" is in any way like what she experienced in real life? Explain your response.