Ethan Frome Contributor(s): Wharton, Edith (Author) |
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ISBN: 154039381X ISBN-13: 9781540393814 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | American - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 1090 |
Physical Information: 0.26" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.39 lbs) 124 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Topical - Country/Cowboy - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 10031 Reading Level: 7.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Ethan Frome is a novel published in 1911 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton. It is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. The novel was adapted into a film, Ethan Frome, in 1993.Ethan Frome is set in the fictional New England town of Starkfield, where a visiting engineer tells the story of his encounter with Ethan Frome, a man with a history of thwarted dreams and desires. The accumulated longing of Frome ends in an ironic turn of events. His initial impressions are based on his observations of Frome going about his mundane tasks in Starkfield, and something about him catches the eye and curiosity of the visitor, but no one in the town seems interested in revealing many details about the man or his history - or perhaps they are not able to |