[bksvol-discuss] Fw: Invitation: Online Book Discussion of Ethan Frome
- From: Jill O'Connell <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 09:27:21 -0800
I enjoy the book discussions talked about in this invitation and hope some of
the rest of you book lovers will give it a try. By the way, Ethan Frome is
available through Bookshare.
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From: Tom Peters
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Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 3:29 PM
Subject: Invitation: Online Book Discussion of Ethan Frome
Holiday Greetings!
Next month a group of blind, visually impaired, and sighted individuals plan to
meet online to discuss the classic novel Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. If you
are interested, please feel free to attend. There is no cost to participate,
and no need to register.
Pasted below is the information about the event, which will last an hour.
Additional information, as well as a link into the online meeting room can be
found at the following URL:
http://www.opal-online.org/progsbooks.htm
Tuesday, January 18, 2005 beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 7:00
Central, 6:00 Mountain, and 5:00 Pacific:
The Meting of the Minds Online Book Discussion Group will be discussing the
classic 1911 novel, Ethan Frome, by Edith Wharton. A tale of retribution about
a discouraged New England farmer and his hypochondriac wife. Their empty lives
are suddenly changed when her cousin, a young girl who still finds joy in life,
comes to live with them.
RC 17455, 1 cassette, read by John MacDonald.
Because this book is in the public domain, numerous online versions can be
downloaded free of charge. For example, the following long URL at Blackmask
Online contains the novel in a variety of file formats, including Mobipocket,
Microsoft Reader, Adobe Acrobat, and others:
http://www.blackmask.com/cgi-bin/newlinks/search.cgi?d=1&query=ethan+frome
There also are numerous study guides and group discussion questions available
online. For example, the following URL at Spark Notes contains information
about the characters, plot, action, symbols, themes, etc.:
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/frome/
Tom Peters
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