Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome is a short novel by Edith Wharton, first published by Charles Scribner's Sons in New York in 1911. Framed by a visitor's winter in Starkfield, Massachusetts, it tells of a poor farmer trapped in a joyless marriage who falls for his wife's young cousin.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Macmillan, 1911
- First published
- Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1911
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Who published the first edition of Ethan Frome?
The first edition of Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton was published in London by Macmillan in 1911.
How many editions of Ethan Frome are there?
We track 2 editions of Ethan Frome, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
How can I tell if my copy of Ethan Frome is a first edition?
Check the title page and its reverse (the copyright page) against the edition: publisher, place and date should match, with no later printing or edition stated. Where we know the issue points, they are listed on the edition's page.
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- Ethan Frome, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
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