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The Valley of Decision

Edith Wharton (1862 - 1937)

Odo Valsecca, a promising nobleman, inherits a dukedom at a young age and, over the course of his young life, must quickly learn the politics of royalty as he deals with other nobles, the church, the free-thinking movement, and, of course, his subjects, the peasants. Will he be able to rise to power in time, or will he quickly buckle under the pressures of the Italian court during the seventeenth century? Published in 1902, The Valley of Decision is Edith Wharton's first full length novel. - Summary by Mary Kay

Genre(s): Historical Fiction

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Dedication.	Robert Keiper	00:00:45
Play 01	Book I. The Old Order. Section 1.1	Robert Keiper	00:17:43
Play 02	Book I. The Old Order. Section 1.2	Robert Keiper	00:18:00
Play 03	Book I. The Old Order. Section 1.3	Robert Keiper	00:13:57
Play 04	Book I. The Old Order. Section 1.4	Robert Keiper	00:20:51
Play 05	Book I. The Old Order. Section 1.5	Robert Keiper	00:17:04
Play 06	Book I. The Old Order. Section 1.6	Robert Keiper	00:24:39
Play 07	Book I. The Old Order. Section 1.7	Robert Keiper	00:18:41
Play 08	Book I. The Old Order. Section 1.8	Robert Keiper	00:28:18
Play 09	Book I. The Old Order. Section 1.9	Robert Keiper	00:17:09
Play 10	Book II. The New Light. Section 2.1	Robert Keiper	00:17:51
Play 11	Book II. The New Light. Section 2.2	Robert Keiper	00:12:26
Play 12	Book II. The New Light. Section 2.3	Robert Keiper	00:18:27
Play 13	Book II. The New Light. Section 2.4	Robert Keiper	00:29:45
Play 14	Book II. The New Light. Section 2.5	Robert Keiper	00:20:11
Play 15	Book II. The New Light. Section 2.6	Robert Keiper	00:20:08
Play 16	Book II. The New Light. Section 2.7	Robert Keiper	00:22:03
Play 17	Book II. The New Light. Section 2.8	Robert Keiper	00:06:34
Play 18	Book II. The New Light. Mirandolina's Story	Robert Keiper	00:15:58
Play 19	Book II. The New Light. Section 2.9	Robert Keiper	00:31:38
Play 20	Book II. The New Light. Section 2.10	Robert Keiper	00:26:04
Play 21	Book II. The New Light. Section 2.11	Robert Keiper	00:28:22
Play 22	Book II. The New Light. Section 2.12	Robert Keiper	00:23:02
Play 23	Book II. The New Light. Section 2.13	Robert Keiper	00:22:45
Play 24	Book II. The New Light. Section 2.14	Robert Keiper	00:33:08
Play 25	Book II. The New Light. Section 2.15	Robert Keiper	00:41:29
Play 26	Book III. The Choice. Section 3.1	Robert Keiper	00:43:37
Play 27	Book III. The Choice. Section 3.2	Robert Keiper	00:21:24
Play 28	Book III. The Choice. Section 3.3	Robert Keiper	00:48:45
Play 29	Book III. The Choice. Section 3.4	Robert Keiper	00:22:48
Play 30	Book III. The Choice. Section 3.5	Robert Keiper	00:23:00
Play 31	Book III. The Choice. Section 3.6	Robert Keiper	00:32:31
Play 32	Book III. The Choice. Section 3.7	Robert Keiper	00:21:45
Play 33	Book IV. The Reward. Section 4.1	Robert Keiper	00:27:51
Play 34	Book IV. The Reward. Section 4.2	Robert Keiper	00:23:19
Play 35	Book IV. The Reward. Section 4.3	Robert Keiper	00:23:40
Play 36	Book IV. The Reward. Section 4.4	Robert Keiper	00:08:53
Play 37	Book IV. The Reward. Section 4.5	Robert Keiper	00:22:04
Play 38	Book IV. The Reward. Section 4.6	Robert Keiper	00:20:40
Play 39	Book IV. The Reward. Section 4.7	Robert Keiper	00:16:37
Play 40	Book IV. The Reward. Section 4.8	Robert Keiper	00:26:21
Play 41	Book IV. The Reward. Section 4.9	Robert Keiper	00:23:43
Play 42	Book IV. The Reward. Section 4.10	Robert Keiper	00:21:59
Play 43	Book IV. The Reward. Section 4.11	Robert Keiper	00:35:44

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