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Ethan Frome

Ethan Frome

by Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937

BookID: 4517

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Domestic fictionNew England -- FictionMarried people -- FictionTriangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction

Description

"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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

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