The Age of Innocence (Alma Classics Evergreens): Edith Wharton

The Age of Innocence (Alma Classics Evergreens): Edith Wharton

by EdithWharton (Author)

Synopsis

The intelligent and charming Newland Archer - a member of one of New York's most prominent families - is living the life that has always been expected of him: he is a successful lawyer engaged to the beautiful and well-connected May Welland. However, with the arrival of May's cousin, the free-spirited and unconventional Countess Ellen Olenska, doubts begin to grow in Newland's mind. As the bond between them grows, Newland comes increasingly to question all that had once seemed so simple. An extraordinarily well-observed dissection of New York's high society in the 1870s - the world Edith Wharton grew up in - The Age of Innocence shines a critical light on the social mores and values of the old order.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: 01
Publisher: Alma Classics
Published: 07 May 2019

ISBN 10: 1847497918
ISBN 13: 9781847497918
Book Overview: An extraordinarily well-observed dissection of New York's high society in the 1870s

Media Reviews
There is no woman in American literature as fascinating as... Madame Olenska. -- Gore Vidal
Author Bio
Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American author best known for the novel The Age of Innocence, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1921, making her the first female winner of the award.