'Souls Belated' is a short story by Pulitzer Prize winning author Edith Wharton, famed for the book, "The Age of Innocence". It is a romantic tale about a woman with a tough decision to make. Lydia Tillotson has been separated from her husband and had rushed straight into the arms of her new lover Gannett. But when she receives the divorce papers from her husband, and Gannett expresses his desire to marry her, Lydia is now forced to decide what it is that she really wants. The short story is part of the author's 'The Greater Inclination' collection of short stories.
