V obsiahlej rodinnej kronike, zahŕňajúce udalosti od vojny Severu proti Juhu až po prvú svetovú vojnu sa autor nechal inšpirovať biblickým príbehom Kaina a Ábela. Dej sa odohráva v údolí Salinas v Severnej Kalifornii a román je pohľadom do ľudského vnútra dvoch bratov.
Classic / British English Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful politician and an honest man. He is an ideal husband for the beautiful and serious Lady Chiltern. But somebody knows a dangerous secret about Sir Robert. Can Sir Robert's charming Society friends save his job and his marriage? This Penguin Reader play is written for acting -- making English come alive.
Retells stories by such authors as Kate Chopin, Mark Twain, Sarah Orne Jewett, William Sydney Porter, and Edgar Allan Poe.