Length9h 51m
About this audiobook
In an era before the advent of electric lights, telephones or motor vehicles, there exists a small cluster of aristocratic "old revolutionary stock" families that rule New York's social life. Under the rules of this society, "being things" is better than "doing things" and reputation and outward appearances come at the exclusion of everything else. In this Gilded Age, when America's expansion and increased industrialism produce a group of newly wealthy robber barons and financiers, the patient, time-honored values of the old ruling class, and century, are giving way to the expediencies of the new. Caught at this cusp, a triangle of lovers, who must choose between the expectations of family and society, and the deepest yearnings of the heart.
Newly engaged couple, Newland Archer, a young lawyer, and May Welland, a society debutante, are part of the old world, where the "right people" follow the "correct rules" and marry into "acceptable families." The arrival from Europe of May's cousin, the Countess Ellen Olenska, complicates their union, as Ellen's mysterious past threatens to cast a shadow of scandal over the newly betrothed couple. Newland Archer, at first critical of Ellen's bohemian lifestyle, and her seemingly wilful ignorance of the rules and customs of his Old New York, is soon captivated by Ellen's warmth, spirit, and her generous and loving heart. Will he cast off the life for which he's been groomed, or sacrifice happiness for duty and the greater good of the social order?
Audiobook details
GenreRomance, Other
Length9 hrs 51 mins
Narrated byBrenda Dayne
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMay 21, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Sous la neigeEdith Wharton4h 9m$2 · $0.00
The Decoration of HousesEdith Wharton, Ogden Codman4h 47m$2 · $0.00
Italian Villas and Their GardensEdith Wharton5h 41m$2 · $0.00
The mother's recompenseEdith Wharton8h 28m$2 · $0.00
Old New YorkEdith Wharton10h 2m$2 · $0.00
Crucial InstancesEdith Wharton4h 10m$2 · $0.00
The House of MirthEdith Wharton14h 12m$2 · $0.00
Tales of Men and GhostsEdith Wharton11h 33m$2 · $0.00
Les metteurs en scèneEdith Wharton7h 30m$2 · $0.00
The TouchstoneEdith Wharton4h 16m$2 · $0.00
The Custom of the CountryEdith Wharton14h 9m$2 · $0.00
The Custom of the Country (Summarized Edition)Edith Wharton4h 58m$2
Das Haus der FreudeEdith Wharton16h 34m$2 · $0.00
EstíoEdith Wharton6h 24m$2 · $0.00
The Age of Innocence (World's Classics Series)Edith Wharton12h 50m$1 · $0.00
Twilight Sleep (Unabridged)Edith Wharton9h 37m$2 · $0.00
The Spark (The 'Sixties)Edith Wharton1h 24m$2 · $0.00
The House of MirthEdith Wharton14h 14m$1 · $0.00
French Ways and Their MeaningEdith Wharton4h 12m$1 · $0.00
Old New York (Four-Book Collection)Edith Wharton10h 9m$2 · $0.00
Shōgun, Part TwoJames Clavell29h 16m$40
Searching For ThanksgivingS.E. Smith4h 24m$20
The InheritanceBlair Howard6h 40m$23
The Dance with Me TrilogyShelley Shepard Gray21h 44m$35
An Ex to Grind in DeadwoodAnn Charles13h 19m$23
The Captivating WarriorCami Checketts, Daniel Banner4h 8m$15
Sniffing Out JusticeCarol J. Post6h 28m$12 · $0.00
Swept Into LoveMelissa Foster8h 9m$23
TimberTate James15h 36m$23
The ReunionJana Deleon6h 31m$26 · $0.00
Long LostLexi Blake13h 12m$23
The Vineyard BrideKatie Winters5h 5m$15
Protecting The PackJulie Miller5h 43m$24 · $0.00
Something Like LoveBeverly Jenkins10h 21m$29 · $0.00
Wishes from the HeartSophie Mays4h 9m$15 · $0.00
Blizzard ShowdownShirlee McCoy5h 16m$12 · $0.00
The Heart of CourageLynne Basham Tagawa10h 57m$20
Love Inspired Suspense October 2025 - Box Set 2 of 2Laura Scott, Carrie Stuart Parks, Jennifer Pierce17h 34m$35 · $0.00
Talia Hibbert's Brown Sisters Book SetTalia Hibbert31h 7m$53 · $0.00
To Hold and ProtectSandra Owens7h 59m$8 · $0.00
The Book of Proverbs (2020 Edition)Brian Simmons4h 48m1 (1)$10 · $0.00
PAW Patrol - Volume 16Unknown Author57m$7
The Holy Bible - 1 SamuelKing James2h 13m$3 · $0.00
KJV Holy BibleBroadStreet Publishing Group LLC96h 16m$10 · $0.00
The American Standard Bible — The Gospel of MatthewMatthew3h 56m$2 · $0.00
Everyday Chanakya | Time Management S01E08Radhakrishnan Pillai42m$4
Bad Fat Black GirlSesali Bowen6h 32m$24 · $0.00
The King James Audio Bible New Testament CompleteChristopher Glyn20h 2m5 (1)$12 · $0.00
Faiths CheckbookCharles Spurgeon12h 44m$11 · $0.00
Be Wild Be FreeAmber Fossey26m$7 · $0.00
My Favorite Husband, Vol. 1Hollywood 360, CBS Radio5h 40m$14
Designing Terry Pratchett’s DiscworldPaul Kidby3h 52m$20 · $0.00
The Chosen Book OneAmanda Jenkins, Kristen Hendricks, Dallas Jenkins3h 8m$10 · $0.00
The Lives of BrianBrian Johnson9h 45m$29 · $0.00
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseCharlie Mackesy58m$11 · $0.00
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of LukeJ.C. Ryle27h 13m$18 · $0.00
CrossroadsKaleb Dahlgren7h 56m$26 · $0.00
Across the RiverKent Babb11h 40m$29 · $0.00
Brain Training for RidersAndrea Monsarrat Waldo5h 56m$19 · $0.00
My Effin' LifeGeddy Lee17h 11m5 (1)$40 · $0.00
You may also like
The Age of Innocence (World's Classics Series)Edith Wharton12h 50m$1 · $0.00
The Princess of ClevesMadame de La Fayette6h 17m$2 · $0.00
The Princess of ClevesMadame de La Fayette5h 34m$2 · $0.00
Lady AnnaAnthony Trollope13h 4m$6 · $0.00
The Age of InnocenceEdith Wharton10h 39m$2.30
Can You Forgive Her?Anthony Trollope34h 45m$2 · $0.00
Sink Or Swim? Vol 3Matilda Charlotte Houstoun6h 39m$2.30
The Age of InnocenceEdith Wharton14h 51m$35.90 · $0.00
Caesar's WifeW. Somerset Maugham3h 36m$2.30
Can You Forgive Her?Anthony Trollope27h 34m$30
The Palliser Novels: Book 1-6Anthony Trollope181h 39m$2 · $0.00
THE COMPLETE PALLISER NOVELS (All 6 Novels in One Edition)Anthony Trollope172h 46m$2 · $0.00
Can You Forgive Her?Anthony Trollope33h 20m$2 · $0.00
An Engagement of ConvenienceLouis Zangwill8h 3m$2 · $0.00
The AnnesMarion Ames Taggart9h 24m$2.30
JocelynJohn Galsworthy6h 12m$2.40
Inkle and Yarico: An opera, in three actsGeorge Colman2h 47m$2 · $0.00
Cæsar's WifeW. Somerset Maugham3h 56m$2 · $0.00
To LeewardF. Marion Crawford10h 11m$1 · $0.00
A Man Could Stand Up (Volume 3 of the tetralogy Parade's End)Madox Ford7h 54m$2 · $0.00