{"product_id":"ethan-frome-and-selected-stories-1","title":"Ethan Frome and Selected Stories","description":"\u003ci\u003eEthan Frome and Selected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eEdith Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, 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 \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today''s top writers and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader''s viewpoints and expectations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader''s understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of Edith Wharton''s few works of fiction that takes place outside of an urban, upper-class setting, \u003ci\u003eEthan Frome\u003c\/i\u003e 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 her--one that culminates in a ruinous sled ride with unspeakably tragic results. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnhappily married herself, \u003cb\u003eEdith Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e projected her dark views of love onto people far removed from her social class in \u003ci\u003eEthan Frome\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 loss--and the wretched consequences thereof--\u003ci\u003eEthan Frome\u003c\/i\u003e is one of American literatures great tragic love stories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included in this volume are four of Edith Wharton''s finest short stories: \"The Pretext,\" \"Afterward,\" \"The Legend,\" and \"Xingu.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKent P. Ljungquist\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of English at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Grand and the Fair: Poe''s Landscape Aesthetics and Pictorial Techniques\u003c\/i\u003e, co-editor of the SUNY Press edition of James Fenimore Cooper''s \u003ci\u003eThe Deerslayer\u003c\/i\u003e, and editor of several reference works of American fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48089713803519,"sku":"*R0048168*","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/5257623482755_e63ebcfd-0fce-408c-ad6a-e4d50b4c22f5.jpg?v=1769114065","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/ethan-frome-and-selected-stories-1","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}