
TALES OF MEN AND GHOSTS - By Edith Wharton
London 1910
THE BOLTED DOOR - I
HIS FATHER’S SON - I
THE DAUNT DIANA - I
THE DEBT - I
FULL CIRCLE - I
THE LEGEND - I
THE EYES - I
THE BLOND BEAST - I
In a dimly lit London flat of 1910, a weary middle‑aged man named Granice paces his library, obsessively checking the clock as a crucial dinner with his solicitor approaches. When the lawyer’s delay forces a postponement, Granice’s nerves flare, and he retreats to a desk cluttered with a manuscript, a mysterious letter, and a concealed revolver—objects that seem to pulse with unspoken urgency. The letter, a rejection from a theatrical troupe, drags him back into a decades‑long obsession with a play he believes will finally secure his legacy.
As the evening unfolds, Granice’s polished exterior cracks, revealing a tangled mix of ambition, fear, and lingering regrets about past decisions. The story captures the claustrophobic atmosphere of a single night, where the line between professional anxiety and something more unsettling begins to blur. Listeners are drawn into Granice’s inner turmoil, feeling each hesitant breath as he confronts the shadows of his own aspirations.
Language
en
Duration
~9 hours (530K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Charles Aldarondo HTML file produced by David Widger
Release date
Oct 1, 2003
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1862–1937
Born into old New York society, this sharp-eyed novelist turned its manners, money, and quiet cruelties into some of American fiction’s most memorable stories. She became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and her work still feels startlingly modern in its honesty.
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