The woman of Andros

by Thornton Wilder

EN·~2 hours·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total

2:06:28

Description

"The first part of this novel is based upon the Andria, a comedy of Terence who in turn based his work upon two Greek plays, now lost to us, by Menander."

Details

Language

Duration

~2 hours (121K characters)

Release date

2026-02-23

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78024

Subjects

Historical fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Courtesans -- Fiction Shepherds -- Fiction Greece -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS

About the author

Thornton Wilder

1897–1975

Best known for the classic play Our Town, this American writer moved easily between theater and fiction, bringing big ideas down to an intimate human scale. His work earned three Pulitzer Prizes and has remained widely read and performed for generations.

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