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Set against the frozen waste of a harsh new england winter, edith whartons ethan frome is a tale of despair, forbidden emotions, and sexual tensions, published with an introduction and notes by elizabeth ammons in penguin classics. The first edition of the novel was published in 1911, and was written by edith wharton. Unabridged edition by edith wharton pdf free download ebook. If you know the postoffice you must have seen ethan frome drive up to it, drop the reins on his hollowbacked bay and drag himself across the brick. Get the entire ethan frome litchart as a printable pdf. All young people can relate to ethans conflict between doing what he thinks will make him happy and what he believes to be morally right. The main characters are ethan frome, his wife zenobia, called zeena, and her young cousin mattie silver. Ethan frome is a story of illfated love, set during the winter in the rural new england town of starkfield. If you know starkfield, massachusetts, you know the postoffice. The novel is framed by the literary device of an extended flashback.
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