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The Edith Wharton Library

The Edith Wharton Library

By: Edith Wharton
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In The Edith Wharton Library, we open the drawing-room doors of another age and read the novels, tales, and travels in which society’s bright surfaces so often betray a darker design. Here are marriages arranged like treaties, fortunes that tremble at a whisper, and hearts that learn - too late - the cost of propriety.

Each episode offers a full-length chapter reading, patiently and plainly delivered, for listeners who prefer their drama civilized, their comedy edged, and their ghosts the sort that appear most often in daylight.Public domain Hourly
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  • The Mother's Recompense Book Three Chapter 30

    The Mother's Recompense Book Three Chapter 30
    Jul 9 2026
    In which Mrs. Clephane, retreating to a more refined hotel on the Riviera, navigates the subtle social currents and old acquaintances that both comfort and confine her, while quietly wrestling with the enduring shadows of her past. Amid the genteel feuds and florid receptions of the American colony, she encounters a figure from her former life whose presence stirs a silent, resolute strength within her.
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    24 mins
  • The Mother's Recompense Book Three Chapter 28

    The Mother's Recompense Book Three Chapter 28
    Jul 8 2026
    In which a mother, restless and beset by a haunting premonition, endures the cruel vigil of a cold winter dawn as she watches her daughter approach a momentous and irrevocable step. The quiet grandeur of the church and the late arrival of the bridegroom cast a shadow of silent apprehension over the assembled family, with the mother standing alone in a poignant state of waiting.
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    11 mins
  • The Mother's Recompense Book Three Chapter 23

    The Mother's Recompense Book Three Chapter 23
    Jul 6 2026
    In which Mrs. Clephane, weighed down by exhaustion and foreboding, navigates the tense aftermath of her daughter's engagement and seeks counsel in a solemn rectory at a moment of profound uncertainty. The conversation with Dr. Arklow delicately unfolds the agonies of concealed truth and unavoidable decisions, shadowed by a tender hope for resolution amidst human frailty.
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    17 mins
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