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 youn
The Age of Innocence
β Scribed by Edith Wharton
- Publisher
- Cherry Hill Publishing
- Year
- 2011;2012
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 255 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1937028062
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β¦ Synopsis
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 enjoyed by the privileged class of the East Coast before the many changes wrought by World War I.
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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
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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