Forfatter fødeår: 1862-1937
"It seemed to Ethan that his heart was bound with cords which an unseen hand was tightening with every tick of the clock."Finding himself in the small town of Starkfield for the winter, the... Læs mere
In Ethan Frome volgen we de levens van een aantal mensen in een klein dorpje op het platteland van New England aan het begin van de twintigste eeuw. De verteller is voor zaken in het dorp en... Læs mere
Året är 1914, och första världskriget har brutit ut i Europa. I Paris inväntar den amerikanske målaren John Campton ankomsten av sin son George. George föddes i Frankrike och har därför blivit... Læs mere
-Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano.John Durham, un norteamericano de viaje en París, encuentra allí a la que fue el amor de su juventud, Fanny Frisbee. Ella está... Læs mere
"En un mundo de hipocresía y traición, ellos se atrevieron a romper las normas"La edad de inocencia es un relato magistral del deseo y la traición durante la Edad de Oro del viejo... Læs mere
"Se il ricorso della data è più di una semplice coincidenza - e per quanto mi riguarda ne sono certo - se ne deve arguire che la strana donna comparsa per due volte lungo il viale... Læs mere
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Charity Royall lives unhappily with her hard-drinking adoptive father in a village, until a visiting architect awakens her sexual passion and the hope for escape. Exploring Charity's relation to... Læs mere
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Lily Bart lives among the nouveaux riches of New York City. In this aesthetically bankrupt world, Lily, seeks a husband who can satisfy her cravings for endless admiration and wealth.... Læs mere
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The first of Edith Wharton's works depicting life in "old New York", The Touchstone is an acutely observed novella , and an exploration of the tension between self-serving opportunism and the desire to live a moral life."
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The text of Wharton’s richly allusive Pulitzer Prize–winning 1921 novelof desire and its implications in Old New York has been rigorouslyannotated by a prominent Wharton scholar.