The Story of Avis
Author(s): Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Genre(s): General Fiction
Narrators: Elizabeth Klett
Number of Chapters: 25
Length: 10 hours and 25 minutes
Language: English
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)
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The audiobook The Story of Avis falls under the genres of General Fiction. It is written by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps.