Tales of Men and Ghosts

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Tales of Men and Ghosts

by Edith Wharton

EN·~9 hours

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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.

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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

2003-10-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton

1862–1937

Raised inside New York’s elite world, she turned its rules, ambitions, and quiet cruelties into some of the sharpest fiction of her era. Her novels blend social detail with real emotional force, from glittering drawing rooms to the stark loneliness of rural New England.

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