β Scribed by Edith Wharton
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The Pulitzer Prizeβwinning novel of desire and duty in Gilded Age New YorkA respected lawyer and scion of one of Manhattan's most important families, Newland Archer knows what people expect of him and is eager to comply. The first step on the path to happiness is to wed May Welland, a beautiful young woman of fine social standing. But the arrival of the worldly and exotic Countess Olenska, May's cousin, changes everything. Ellen Olenska's scandalous intention to divorce her husband, a Polish nobleman, is so far outside the realm of Newland's experience that he cannot help but be fascinated by her, and by the independence she represents. As he draws closer to the irresistible countess, he risks breaking May's heart and destroying his life of privilege forever.Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fictionβmarking the very first time a woman was so honoredβand the basis for several film and stage adaptations, including the 1993 Academy Awardβwinning motion picture directed by...
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Newland Archer saw little to envy in the marriages of his friends, yet he prided himself that in May Welland he had found the companion of his needs--tender and impressionable, with equal purity of mind and manners. The engagement was announced discreetly, but all of New York society was soon privy
Having been born into a life of wealth and privilege, Edith Wharton was part of the small clique of aristocratic families that held sway over the social and cultural life of New York city at the turn of the nineteenth century. In The Age of Innocence, Wharton looks back fondly on the life that was e
EDITORIAL REVIEW: *Age of Innocence*, by **Edith Wharton**, is part of the *Barnes & Noble Classics** *series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some
EDITORIAL REVIEW: \*Age of Innocence\*, by \*\*Edith Wharton\*\*, is part of the \*Barnes & Noble Classics\*\* \*series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras.
The 1920s novel of a passion threatened by convention and played out against a backdrop of New York City's upper class, unimaginable wealth, and unavoidable tragedy.
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