The Marne: a tale of the war

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Marne: a tale of the war by Edith Wharton. Read by Elizabeth Klett. American writer Edith Wharton is known for her novels of manners set in old New York; yet much of her adult life was spent in France. She lived in Paris throughout World War I and was heavily involved in refugee work. Her 1918 novella The Marne dramatizes the events of the war as seen through the eyes of 15-year-old Troy Belknap, an American boy who longs to join up and save his beloved France. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (54MB)

Directors & creators

Edith Wharton

Subjects

librivox; audio; wharton; novella; world war i; adolescence; war

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