<p>Edgar Saltus's 'The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident' offers an intricate exploration of elite New York society, set against the genteel backdrop of Gramercy Park. The book lays bare the lives and secrets of the ultra-wealthy amidst the quietude of this exclusive enclave. With a narrative rich in detail and a prose that possesses the density and opulence of the world it depicts, Saltus's novel is a piercing social commentary. Its style...