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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
Episodes
  • The Mother's Recompense Book Two Chapter 10

    The Mother's Recompense Book Two Chapter 10
    Jun 29 2026
    In which Mrs. Clephane wrestles quietly with the complexities of her place within her daughter's family and the veiled truths surrounding Chris and Lilla, while seeking to preserve her dignity and understanding of their lives. She navigates tender familial intimacies and discreet revelations that both unsettle and offer brief relief amid the shifting seasons of affection and allegiance.
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    12 mins
  • The Mother's Recompense Book Two Chapter 9

    The Mother's Recompense Book Two Chapter 9
    Jun 29 2026
    In which Mrs. Clephane, roused from uneasy slumber by a vision of Lilla and Chris in the Park, wrestles with dark suspicions and the stirring complexities of concealed pasts and future possibilities. Amidst quiet domestic scenes and fleeting encounters, she contemplates the inscrutable motives and intertwined lives that shadow her family’s serene facade.
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    23 mins
  • The Mother's Recompense Book Two Chapter 8

    The Mother's Recompense Book Two Chapter 8
    Jun 28 2026
    In which Mrs. Clephane encounters Chris after many years, recognising in him both a familiar past and an enigmatic present that unsettles her newfound composure. Alone in the quiet of her room, she wrestles with lingering fears and the complex emotions that his unexpected reappearance has stirred, ultimately finding solace only in the innocent sleep of her daughter.
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    15 mins
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