Edith Wharton
2) Ethan Frome
Author
Description
On a poor farm near Starkfield in western Massachusetts, Ethan Frome struggles to wrest a living from the land, unassisted by his whining and hypochondrialcal wife Zeena. When Zeena's young cousin Mattie Silver is left destitute, the only place she can go is Ethan's farm. An embittered man and an enchanting young woman meeting in such circumstances unleash predictable consequences as passions are aroused between the three protagonists.
Author
Series
Library of America volume 47
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
c1990.
Physical Desc
1137 p. : port. ; 21 cm.
Series
Criterion collection volume 913
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in..
Description
Story of the manners and morals of New York society in the late 1800s, focusing on a handsome young lawyer who cannot decide between passion and propriety in his women.
Publisher
diributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video, Inc
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (302 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Four young American girls journey from America to England in search of romance and adventure in this exquisite production of Edith Wharton's final book.
Publisher
Distributed by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story takes place at the opening of a new century, one that held forth all kinds of promises, especially for women. In this post-Victorian Fifth Avenue milieu, Lily Bart, an unmarried woman of 29 with dwindling prospects, needs a husband badly. She lives beyond her means, relying on the grudging charity of her elderly aunt. She is the kind of girl who would make an admirable decoration on some fine gentleman's arm, but there is a liveliness--a...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 DVD videodiscs (ca. 269 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The house of mirth: The glittering yet treacherous world of New York High Society comes to life in the heartbreaking story of Lily Bart, a renowned beauty of exquisite charm who seeks a wealthy husband but winds up disgraced and discarded.
Les miś?rables: Tells the story of Jean Valjean and his relentless pursuit by police inspector Javert.