Ethan Frome by Wharton, Edith Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less
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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100451531310
ISBN-139780451531315
eBay Product ID (ePID)71094605
Product Key Features
Book TitleEthan Frome
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicClassics, Family Life, Literary, Romance / General
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorEdith Wharton
FormatUk- a Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight3.5 Oz
Item Length6.8 in
Item Width4.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition19
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Afterword byMoore, Susanna
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal813/.52
SynopsisA masterwork of American literature from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Age of Innocence . A marked departure from Edith Wharton's usual ironic contemplation of the fashionable New York society to which she belonged, Ethan Frome is a sharply etched portrait of the simple inhabitants of a nineteenth-century New England village. The protagonist, Ethan Frome, is a man tormented by a passionate love for his ailing wife's young cousin. Trapped by the bonds of marriage and the fear of public condemnation, he is ultimately destroyed by that which offers him the greatest chance at happiness. Like The House of Mirth and many of Edith Wharton's other novels, Ethan Frome centers on the power of local convention to smother the growth of the individual. Written with stark simplicity, this powerful and tragic novel has long been considered one of Wharton's greatest works., A masterwork From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Nineteenth-century New England villager Ethan Frome is tormented by his love for his ailing wife's cousin. Trapped, he may ultimately be destroyed by that which offers his greatest chance at happiness...