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Ethan Frome (EN) - Edith Wharton (mp3 audiokniha)
Set deep in the remote countryside of Massachusetts, New England, in a world of small-town prejudice, pettiness and rural poverty, the story of Ethan Frome explores the crippling marriage of a young man to an older woman and his love for her vibrant young cousin, Mattie, who lives as a dependent in
A single woman of 29, Lily Bart is Edith Wharton’s quintessential trapped heroine. Orphaned following the death of her parents, Lily understands that she must use her beauty, grace and charm to attain the social position she longs for, but she is caught between her desire for wealth and a strong
‘Bunner Sisters’ explores the lives of the impoverished class in 1870s New York. Sisters Ann Eliza and Evelina run a small shop out of a shabby basement on a side street. Despite their misfortunes, they are happy in their small, supportive community of women. This bubble will soon be burst,
Charity Royall is a 19-year-old girl, bored with her life in a small New England town. Ever since she was adopted by Mr. Royall as a child and saved from a life of poverty on the 'mountain', she has been unsure of her place in society. She longs to escape the claustrophobic town and the now widowed
Witty socialite Lily Bart has expensive tastes. Unfortunately, she does not have the social status to match. So far she has managed to get by on ‘old money’ and has become accustomed to a certain level of luxury. Her luck seems to be running out, however, as she approaches thirty and begins
The Custom of the Country (1913) is a scathing critique of American upward mobility, as told through the journey of overindulged Undine Spragg. She moves from Apex City to New York and then Paris in pursuit of two things - money and status. She will stop at nothing to achieve this goal, no matter
Winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize for Literature and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 'The Age of Innocence' is Edith Wharton’s masterful portrait of desire and betrayal during the splendid Golden Age of Old New York. Everything in Newland Archer’s easy life seems to be perfectly on track; he has a
Příběh Newlanda Archera, Ellen Olenské a May Wellandové se odehrává v kulisách Páté Avenue, v salonech newyorské aristokracie, kde vládnou přísná a zdánlivě neměnná pravidla. Liberální dvacáté století však už klepe na dveře a Newland Archer je vnímavý mladý muž
'You won't know till afterward. You won't know till long, long afterward. ' When Ned and Mary Boyne hear that their new house is haunted, they laugh it off and joke that every good house in the countryside must have a ghost for it to be worth purchasing. They move in and forget all about its
'I tell you there's nothing the public likes as much as convictions – they'll always follow a man who believes in his own ideas. And this book is just on the line of popular interest. ' Professor Linyard is a man of science. And when he writes a book to great acclaim in which he takes the side
'Phil, my dear boy, really -- what's the matter? Why don't you answer? Have you seen the eyes?' An older gentleman invites a group of friends over for dinner and to discuss the supernatural. Afterwards, when only two guests remain, he tells them a story about The Eyes, about a man who is
The Bastable children, which some readers may remember from 'The Treasure Seekers,' are sent to stay in the countryside. The children (and Pincher the dog) have every intention of being well-behaved. but is the country really large enough to contain their exuberance?
Audiobook The Book of Dragons written by Edith Nesbit. A princess is locked away on a remote island guarded by a dragon. Many suitors try and fail to save her, but one day a clever boy arrives. So begins ‘The Island of Nine Whirlpools‘, one of Edith Nesbitt’s eight dragon stories in ‘The
Audiobook Hawker and the King's Jewel written by Ethan Bale. In the twilight of the Wars of the Roses, one knight carries out a final mission for his fallen king. August 1485. Grizzled knight Sir John Hawker carries a heavy burden on his shoulders, but a chance for atonement beckons when his liege