Ethan Frome chatcast set for Jan. 18
A recording of a chatcast of Eudora Welty's book The Optimist's Daughter is now online in the Opal Archives. Ahead: an hour-long discussion of Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome. Below are details from chatcast host Tom Peters.
Meting of the Minds, a regular chatcast for blind, visually impaired, and sighted individuals, will discuss Ethan Frome on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, and 5:00 Pacific. If you are interested, please feel free to attend. There is no cost to participate, and no need to register. More information can be found via Opal. If you click on a "Meting" link, software will install automatically. But it is not, repeat not, spyware.
The classic 1911 novel is 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.
Blind users can request RC 17455, 1 cassette, read by John MacDonald.
Since Ethan Frome is in the public domain, numerous online versions can be downloaded free of charge. For example, the Blackmask Online site contains the novel in a variety of file formats, including Mobipocket, Microsoft Reader, Adobe Acrobat, and others. There also are numerous study guides and group discussion questions available online. For example, a guide in the the Spark Notes series contains information about the characters, plot, action, symbols, themes, etc.
Meting of the Minds, a regular chatcast for blind, visually impaired, and sighted individuals, will discuss Ethan Frome on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, and 5:00 Pacific. If you are interested, please feel free to attend. There is no cost to participate, and no need to register. More information can be found via Opal. If you click on a "Meting" link, software will install automatically. But it is not, repeat not, spyware.
The classic 1911 novel is 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.
Blind users can request RC 17455, 1 cassette, read by John MacDonald.
Since Ethan Frome is in the public domain, numerous online versions can be downloaded free of charge. For example, the Blackmask Online site contains the novel in a variety of file formats, including Mobipocket, Microsoft Reader, Adobe Acrobat, and others. There also are numerous study guides and group discussion questions available online. For example, a guide in the the Spark Notes series contains information about the characters, plot, action, symbols, themes, etc.
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