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    The Story of Avis
    The Story of Avis
    The Story of Avis
    Audiobook10 hours

    The Story of Avis

    Written by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    Elizabeth Stuart Phelps's 1877 novel is set in a New England college town, and focuses on Avis Dobell, a professor's daughter. Avis is a talented painter, and bucks against the constraints placed on women in the 19th century. She wants to pursue a career as an artist and rejects marriage and motherhood, until she meets the charismatic young professor Philip Ostrander. Phelps's novel is a beautifully-written examination of the conflicts between marriage and career for women that is still relevant today. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
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