"Ethan Frome" is Edith Wharton's ironic tale of true love delayed because of decorum and a sense of responsibility to previous commitments (etext found here).
Learn these word lists for the novel: Prologue–Chapter 3, Chapters 4–6, Chapters 7–9
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