Ethan Frome.

Wharton, Edith

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1911

About this Item

First edition, firstÂissue with â wearilyâ in perfect type on penultimate line of page 135 and with four pages of publisherâ s advertisements at rear, of Whartonâ s greatest tragic story, a â grim tale of a bud of romance ice-bound and turned into a frozen horror in the frigid setting of a New England winter landscapeâ (The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, gilt topstain. In near fine condition contemporary name to the front free endpaper. A very nice example. â There are only three or four American novelists who can be thought of as major,â noted Gore Vidal, â and Edith Wharton is one.â Her Ethan Frome â shows a marked departure from the ironic contemplation of aristocratic moresâ ¦ the central problem is that of the barriers imposed by local conventions upon an individual whose happiness depends on rising above themâ (Hart 813). Seller Inventory # 98455

Bibliographic Details

Title: Ethan Frome.

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York

Publication Date: 1911

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition