โ Scribed by Edith Wharton; Kent Ljungquist
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&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LI&&REthan Frome and Selected Stories&&L/I&&R, by &&LB&&REdith Wharton&&L/B&&R, is part of the &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R&&LI&&Rย &&L/I&&Rseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R: &&LDIV&&R
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All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics &&L/I&&Rpulls together a constellation of influencesโbiographical, historical, and literaryโto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&Rย &&L/P&&R&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&ROne of Edith Whartonโs few works of fiction that takes place outside of an urban, upper-class setting, &&LI&&REthan Frome&&L/I&&R draws upon the bleak, barren landscape of rural New England. A poor farmer, Ethan finds himself stuck in a miserable marriage to Zeenie, a sickly, tyrannical woman, until he falls in love with her visiting cousin, the vivacious Mattie Silver. As Mattie is forced to leave his household, Frome steals one last afternoon with herโone that culminates in a ruinous sled ride with unspeakably tragic results. &&L/P&&R&&LP&&RUnhappily married herself, &&LB&&REdith Wharton&&L/B&&R projected her dark views of love onto people far removed from her social class in &&LI&&REthan Frome&&L/I&&R. Her sensitivity to natural beauty and human psychology, however, make this slim novel a convincing and compelling portrait of rural life. A powerful tale of passion and lossโand the wretched consequences thereofโ&&LI&&REthan Frome&&L/I&&R is one of American literatures great tragic love stories. &&LP&&RAlso included in this volume are four of Edith Whartonโs finest short stories: โThe Pretext,โ โAfterward,โ โThe Legend,โ and โXingu.โ&&L/P&&R&&LP&&R&&LB&&RKent P. Ljungquist&&L/B&&R, Professor of English at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is the author of &&LI&&RThe Grand and the Fair: Poeโs Landscape Aesthetics and Pictorial Techniques&&L/I&&R, co-editor of the SUNY Press edition of James Fenimore Cooper's &&LI&&RThe Deerslayer&&L/I&&R, and editor of several reference works of American fiction.&&L/P&&R&&L/DIV&&R
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