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The Custom of the Country

by Edith Wharton ...

Narrated by Grace Conlin ...

Unabridged

14 hours 30 min

One of Edith Wharton’s most acclaimed works, The Custom of the Country is a blistering indictment of materialism, power, and misplaced values. Its heroine, Undine Spragg, is one of the most ruthless characters in all of literature, as selfishly unscrupulous as she is fiercely beautiful. When her family acquires a small fortune, they leave America’s heartland and head east. As Undine climbs the ... Read more

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One of Edith Wharton’s most acclaimed works, The Custom of the Country is a blistering indictment of materialism, power, and misplaced values. Its heroine, Undine Spragg, is one of the most ruthless characters in all of literature, as selfishly unscrupulous as she is fiercely beautiful. When her family acquires a small fortune, they leave America’s heartland and head east. As Undine climbs the
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B. J. Harrison Reads Afterward

by Edith Wharton ...

Narrated by B. J. Harrison ...

Series series The Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison
Unabridged

1 hour 16 min

"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 supposed supernatural quirks. But when Mary notices a strange change in her husband's behaviour, she begins ... Read more

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"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 supposed supernatural quirks. But when Mary notices a strange change in her husband's behaviour, she begins
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The Wharton Gothics

Stories of the Unnatural and the Supernatural

by Edith Wharton ...

Narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir ...

Unabridged

8 hours 25 min

An original compilation of eight of Edith Wharton’s gothic storiesA ghostly presence in “The Lady’s Maid’s Bell” desires revenge against a tyrannical husband. In “Mr. Jones,” Lady Jane Lynke inherits an estate unexpectedly and can’t make sense of how to manage the servants—especially since the caretaker has been dead for decades but keeps giving orders.Meanwhile, in “Afterward,” a newly wealthy ... Read more

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An original compilation of eight of Edith Wharton’s gothic storiesA ghostly presence in “The Lady’s Maid’s Bell” desires revenge against a tyrannical husband. In “Mr. Jones,” Lady Jane Lynke inherits an estate unexpectedly and can’t make sense of how to manage the servants—especially since the caretaker has been dead for decades but keeps giving orders.Meanwhile, in “Afterward,” a newly wealthy
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Summer

by Edith Wharton ...

Narrated by Chloe Boyle ...

Unabridged

5 hours 38 min

The story is one of only two novels by Wharton to be set in New England. The novel details the sexual awakening of its protagonist, Charity Royall, and shares many plot similarities with Wharton's better known novel, Ethan Frome. Only moderately well-received when originally published, Summer has had a resurgence in critical popularity since the 1960's. ... Read more

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The story is one of only two novels by Wharton to be set in New England. The novel details the sexual awakening of its protagonist, Charity Royall, and shares many plot similarities with Wharton's better known novel, Ethan Frome. Only moderately well-received when originally published, Summer has had a resurgence in critical popularity since the 1960's.
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The Age of Innocence

by Edith Wharton ...

«The Age of Innocence» tells the story of a forthcoming society wedding, and the threat to the happy couple from the appearance in their midst of an exotic and beautiful femme fatale, a cousin of the bride. Newland Archer is a distinguished lawyer looking forward to his marriage to shy, lovely, sheltered May Welland. But when he meets Countess Ellen Olenska, scandalously separated from her ... Read more

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«The Age of Innocence» tells the story of a forthcoming society wedding, and the threat to the happy couple from the appearance in their midst of an exotic and beautiful femme fatale, a cousin of the bride. Newland Archer is a distinguished lawyer looking forward to his marriage to shy, lovely, sheltered May Welland. But when he meets Countess Ellen Olenska, scandalously separated from her
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The Buccaneers

A Novel

by Edith Wharton, Marion Mainwaring ...

**Edith Wharton's spellbinding final novel tells a story of love in the gilded age that crosses the boundaries of society—now an original series on AppleTV+!“Brave, lively, engaging...a fairy-tale novel, miraculouly returned to life.”—The New York Times Book Review**Set in the 1870s, the same period as Wharton's The Age of Innocence, The Buccaneers is about five wealthy American girls denied entry ... Read more

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**Edith Wharton's spellbinding final novel tells a story of love in the gilded age that crosses the boundaries of society—now an original series on AppleTV+!“Brave, lively, engaging...a fairy-tale novel, miraculouly returned to life.”—The New York Times Book Review**Set in the 1870s, the same period as Wharton's The Age of Innocence, The Buccaneers is about five wealthy American girls denied entry
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Old New York

by Edith Wharton ...

Four novellas by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Age of Innocence, brilliantly capturing New York of the 1840s, '50s, '60s, and '70s.The four short novels in this collection are set in the New York of the 1840s, '50s, '60s, and '70s, each one revealing the codes and customs that ruled society, portrayed with the keen style that is uniquely Edith Wharton's. Originally published in 1924 and ... Read more

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Four novellas by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Age of Innocence, brilliantly capturing New York of the 1840s, '50s, '60s, and '70s.The four short novels in this collection are set in the New York of the 1840s, '50s, '60s, and '70s, each one revealing the codes and customs that ruled society, portrayed with the keen style that is uniquely Edith Wharton's. Originally published in 1924 and
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Summer

by Edith Wharton ...

A rich visitor from the city seduces a local woman, but their affair may not survive the season, in this novel by the Pulitzer-winning author of Ethan Frome.Charity Royall was taken in as a child by an educated man in a small New England town. Her origins on "the mountain"—towering in the distance and whispered about in dark tones—remain murky to her. She only knows she is expected to be grateful ... Read more

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A rich visitor from the city seduces a local woman, but their affair may not survive the season, in this novel by the Pulitzer-winning author of Ethan Frome.Charity Royall was taken in as a child by an educated man in a small New England town. Her origins on "the mountain"—towering in the distance and whispered about in dark tones—remain murky to her. She only knows she is expected to be grateful
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The House of Mirth

by Edith Wharton ...

The classic tale of a young woman's struggle for love and money from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Ethan Frome and The Age of Innocence.Raised among New York's high society, Lily Bart is beautiful, charming, and entirely without means. Determined to maintain the extravagant lifestyle to which she is accustomed, Lily embarks on a mission to marry a wealthy man who can secure her station. ... Read more

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The classic tale of a young woman's struggle for love and money from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Ethan Frome and The Age of Innocence.Raised among New York's high society, Lily Bart is beautiful, charming, and entirely without means. Determined to maintain the extravagant lifestyle to which she is accustomed, Lily embarks on a mission to marry a wealthy man who can secure her station.
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Twilight Sleep

by Edith Wharton ...

The celebrated author of The Age of Innocence offers a biting satire of Jazz Age society in this tale of indulgence, infidelity, and family dysfunction.Nona Manford is in love with the wrong man—or at least, she's in love with a man whose wife won't grant a divorce. When she isn't preoccupied with her own romantic dilemma, Nona is busy trying to save the marriage of her stepbrother, Jim. But Jim's ... Read more

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The celebrated author of The Age of Innocence offers a biting satire of Jazz Age society in this tale of indulgence, infidelity, and family dysfunction.Nona Manford is in love with the wrong man—or at least, she's in love with a man whose wife won't grant a divorce. When she isn't preoccupied with her own romantic dilemma, Nona is busy trying to save the marriage of her stepbrother, Jim. But Jim's
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The Custom of the Country

by Edith Wharton ...

Written in 1913 by major American writer Edith Wharton, "The Custom of the Country" follows a young woman’s ruthless ambition to excel within a judgemental Manhattan society.It is Wharton’s ninth novel and with its subject matter revolving around divorce, reflects Wharton’s own life around this time, when the author divorced and moved to France permanently.Its themes include the peril of ... Read more

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Written in 1913 by major American writer Edith Wharton, "The Custom of the Country" follows a young woman’s ruthless ambition to excel within a judgemental Manhattan society.It is Wharton’s ninth novel and with its subject matter revolving around divorce, reflects Wharton’s own life around this time, when the author divorced and moved to France permanently.Its themes include the peril of
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The Reef

by Edith Wharton ...

The author of The House of Mirth explores the nature of romance as the love affairs of four Americans dramatically intertwine in early twentieth-century France.This novel explores the complicated nature of love, its limitations and its possibilities, through the intertwining love stories of four Americans.George Darrow is a diplomat in London when he runs into an old flame at a dinner party. Anna ... Read more

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The author of The House of Mirth explores the nature of romance as the love affairs of four Americans dramatically intertwine in early twentieth-century France.This novel explores the complicated nature of love, its limitations and its possibilities, through the intertwining love stories of four Americans.George Darrow is a diplomat in London when he runs into an old flame at a dinner party. Anna
... Read more

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