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Ethan Frome is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Wharton, Edith (1862–1937).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Ethan Frome" by Edith Wharton is a novella published in 1911. Set in the harsh winter landscape of rural Massachusetts, it tells the story of a man trapped in a loveless marriage who falls deeply in love with his wife's young cousin. As passion conflicts with duty and circumstance, their forbidden connection leads toward a desperate act with devastating consequences. This tragic tale explores how desire, obligation, and fate can intertwine to shape lives in unexpected and irreversible ways.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Ethan Frome
- Author credits: Wharton, Edith (1862–1937)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Accident victims -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Married people -- Fiction
- New England -- Fiction
- Rural poor -- Fiction
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
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- Category: American Literature
- Category: Novels
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