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The Essential American Classics Collection: 5 Timeless Novels

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The Age of Innocence, offers a scathing critique of New York City's upper-class society during the Gilded Age of the 1870s. Published in 1920, The Age of Innocence was widely acclaimed and groundbreaking, earning Wharton the distinction of being the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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Before we whipped out our old high school syllabi and dug deep into our libraries to start selecting contenders for this list, we first had to answer the question, "How do we define a classic?" The answer isn’t as straightforward as you might guess, though there’s a lot to be said for the old adage, "You know it when you see it" (or, in this case, hear it). Of course, most critically, each of our picks had to be fabulous in audio. So dust off your aspirational listening list—we have some amazing additions you don’t want to miss.
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The Age of Innocence
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: David Horovitch
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
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Countess Olenska, separated from her European husband, returns to old New York society....
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Narrated to Perfection
- By Ilana on 09-18-12
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The Age of Innocence
- Narrated by: David Horovitch
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 04-29-08
- Language: English
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The House of Mirth
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: Eleanor Bron
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
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Beautiful, sophisticated and endlessly ambitious Lily Bart endeavours to climb the social ladder of New York's elite by securing a good match and living beyond her means....
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Like Henry James but more accessible
- By Merlin on 08-19-12
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The House of Mirth
- Narrated by: Eleanor Bron
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 08-05-08
- Language: English
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The Essential American Classics Collection: 5 Timeless Novels
- A Farewell to Arms; The Age of Innocence; The Sound and the Fury; The Great Gatsby; & Moby Dick
- By: Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and others
- Narrated by: Nathan Osgood, Katherine Fenton, Robert G. Slade
- Length: 62 hrs and 25 mins
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This carefully curated collection brings together some of the most influential and enduring works in American literature.
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The Essential American Classics Collection: 5 Timeless Novels
- A Farewell to Arms; The Age of Innocence; The Sound and the Fury; The Great Gatsby; & Moby Dick
- Narrated by: Nathan Osgood, Katherine Fenton, Robert G. Slade
- Length: 62 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 09-18-25
- Language: English
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The Glimpses of the Moon
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
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Set in the 1920s, The Glimpses of the Moon details the romantic misadventures of Nick Lansing and Susy Branch....
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Couldn't stop listening
- By Michael Breed on 12-09-09
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The Glimpses of the Moon
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 09-11-06
- Language: English
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The Glimpses of the Moon
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: Kate Harper
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
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Nick Lansing and Susy Branch are young, attractive but impoverished New Yorkers. They are in love and decide to marry, but realise their chances of happiness are slim....
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Perfection
- By Ivy on 05-22-22
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The Glimpses of the Moon
- Narrated by: Kate Harper
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 07-06-09
- Language: English
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Ethan Frome
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: Christopher Mireider
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
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Ethan Frome is Edith Wharton’s masterful tale of isolation, duty, and forbidden longing set against the stark backdrop of rural New England.
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Ethan Frome
- Narrated by: Christopher Mireider
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 06-10-25
- Language: English
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The House of Mirth
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
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The House of Mirth was Edith Wharton's first great novel....
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Fine reading of a great classic
- By Everett Leiter on 09-02-05
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The House of Mirth
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 01-28-05
- Language: English
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The Reef
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: Kristen Underwood
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
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A challenge to the moral climate of the day, The Reef follows the fancies of George Darrow, a young diplomat en route from London to France, intent on proposing to the widowed Anna Leath....
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Wharton's Best?
- By Yennta on 09-11-10
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The Reef
- Narrated by: Kristen Underwood
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 08-28-06
- Language: English
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Selected Shorts
- Timeless Classics
- By: James Thurber, Edith Wharton, Jack London, and others
- Narrated by: Maria Tucci, Charles Keating, James Naughton
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
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Selected Shorts is an award-winning series of classic and contemporary short fiction read by acclaimed actors....
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first rate
- By S. Lewis on 03-04-06
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Selected Shorts
- Timeless Classics
- Narrated by: Maria Tucci, Charles Keating, James Naughton
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 11-28-05
- Language: English
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The Custom of the Country
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: Grace Conlin
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
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One of Edith Wharton's most acclaimed works, The Custom of the Country is a blistering indictment of materialism, power, and misplaced values....
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Narrator kills the book
- By Mississippi Malka on 05-24-10
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The Custom of the Country
- Narrated by: Grace Conlin
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 07-07-09
- Language: English
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La Edad de la Inocencia
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: Ana Conca
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
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La novela tiene lugar en el pequeño círculo aristocrático de Nueva York en la década de 1870, que puede mostrar una línea de antepasados que se...
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La Edad de la Inocencia
- Narrated by: Ana Conca
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 05-25-23
- Language: Spanish
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Edith Wharton Collection
- The Age of Innocence, The House of Mirth, and Ethan Frome
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 25 hrs and 55 mins
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Inside this bundle, you’ll find three stories which established Edith Wharton as a literary legend. Originally written over a hundred years ago, these stories have stood the test of time to resonate in the hearts of people to this very day....
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Classic stories deserve a better storyteller...
- By Amazon Customer on 10-26-20
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Edith Wharton Collection
- The Age of Innocence, The House of Mirth, and Ethan Frome
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 25 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 07-22-20
- Language: English
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The Custom of the Country
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
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In The Custom of the Country, Wharton’s scathing social commentary is on full display through the beautiful and manipulative Undine Spragg....
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Cannot recommend a better narrator!
- By Esther on 07-29-12
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The Custom of the Country
- Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 03-23-12
- Language: English
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The Custom of the Country
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
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From New York to Europe, the apartments of the nouveau riche to ancient French estates, Edith Wharton tells the story of Undine Spragg....
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Perfection
- By Curious Artist Librarian on 04-15-12
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The Custom of the Country
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 03-08-11
- Language: English
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The Ultimate Classics Collection – Volume Two: 15+ Novels, Stories, and Poems from Louisa May Alcott, Charlotte Brontë, Edith Wharton, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Jane Austen, & More
- Anna Karenina, Ethan Frome, Jane Eyre, Little Women, Pride and Prejudice, Scarlet Letter, The Age of Innocence, & More
- By: Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, and others
- Narrated by: Joanne Froggatt, Peter Kenny, Emma Gregory, and others
- Length: 176 hrs and 24 mins
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The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume Two is the second instalment of our wide-ranging classic collections. Volume Two features 13 essential classic novels from Jane Austen; Edith Wharton; Leo Tolstoy; D.H. Lawrence, and many more.
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Loving it
- By Anonymous on 03-01-25
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The Ultimate Classics Collection – Volume Two: 15+ Novels, Stories, and Poems from Louisa May Alcott, Charlotte Brontë, Edith Wharton, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Jane Austen, & More
- Anna Karenina, Ethan Frome, Jane Eyre, Little Women, Pride and Prejudice, Scarlet Letter, The Age of Innocence, & More
- Narrated by: Joanne Froggatt, Peter Kenny, Emma Gregory, Adjoa Andoh, Jonathan Keeble, Rachel Atkins, Kristin Atherton, full cast
- Series: The Ultimate Classics Collection (SNR Audio)
- Length: 176 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 02-24-25
- Language: English
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In Morocco
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
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In Morocco is Edith Wharton's remarkable account of her journey to that country during World War I....
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A colorful but dated travelogue
- By Brad on 12-12-10
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In Morocco
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 10-17-08
- Language: English
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The House of Mirth (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
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Beautiful New York socialite Lily Bart finds herself alone and nearly penniless as her 30th birthday approaches. To maintain her station in high society, Lily must wait for her miserly aunt to bequeath her fortune, or marry well....
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Wow
- By Mallory on 03-26-24
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The House of Mirth (AmazonClassics Edition)
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 05-03-18
- Language: English
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Old New York
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
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Spanning four decades in the mid-19th century, the interconnected novellas of Old New York lay out in vivid detail the complex and inscrutable codes, customs, and taboos of New York society in classic Wharton style....
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- By Dalma on 01-31-23
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Old New York
- Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki
- Series: Old New York, Book 1-4
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 12-07-21
- Language: English
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The Writer in the Garden
- By: M. F. K. Fisher, Jamaica Kincaid, Stephen Lacey, and others
- Narrated by: Boyd Gaines, Deborah Hazlett, Simon Jones, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
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The Writer in the Garden adds up to a glorious compendium of writing that is amusing, original, and idiosyncratic....
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A major flaw in timing
- By Kitty on 05-30-14
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The Writer in the Garden
- Narrated by: Boyd Gaines, Deborah Hazlett, Simon Jones, J. D. McClatchy
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 11-30-11
- Language: English
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Ethan Frome
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
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Set deep in the remote countryside of Massachusetts, New England, in a world of small-town prejudice, pettiness and rural poverty, the story of Ethan Frome explores the crippling marriage of a young man to an older woman and his love for her vibrant young cousin, Mattie....
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Really enjoyed the narration
- By Kurt Dreibholz on 11-11-23
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Ethan Frome
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 05-06-20
- Language: English
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