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The Age of Innocence

By Edith Wharton
Series: Vintage Deco
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The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton is set in the elite circles of 1870s New York City and explores themes of societal expectations and personal desires. The novel follows Newland Archer, a well-bred and respectable lawyer engaged to the charming May Welland. However, his life grows complicated when he becomes captivated by May's unconventional cousin, Ellen Olenska, who returns to New York after a failed marriage in Europe. The story delves into the tension between individual fulfilment and societal duty.
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You might enjoy this book if you are intrigued by stories exploring the complexities of societal norms and expectations in New York's high society during the late 19th century. It offers a captivating portrayal of love, duty, and the conflicts between personal desires and societal expectations, all wrapped in beautifully descriptive prose.

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The Age of Innocence

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Vintage Deco: Nine blazing, daring novels to celebrate the 1920s - 100 years on.

We can't behave like people in novels, though, can we?

Newland Archer and May Welland are the perfect couple. He is a wealthy young lawyer, and she is a lovely and sweet-natured girl. All seems set for success until the arrival of May's unconventional cousin, Ellen Olenska, who returns from Europe without her husband and proceeds to shake up polite New York society.

To Newland, she is a breath of fresh air and a free spirit, but the bond that develops between them throws his values into confusion and threatens his relationship with May.

Vintage Deco: Nine blazing, daring novels to celebrate the 1920s - 100 years on.

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Reviews praise The Age of Innocence as a striking work of American literature by Edith Wharton, celebrated for its exquisite prose and the author's skillful narrative style. It is admired for its poignant exploration of the societal constraints faced by women and the moral dilemmas confronting both sexes. Critics often highlight the fascinating character of Madame Olenska and commend Wharton's ability to depict deep, thwarted emotions with clarity and elegance.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784878061

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Lionel Shriver

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 269g

Pages: 336

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Edith Wharton Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Series: Vintage Deco

About the Author

Edith Wharton (Author) Edith Wharton was born in New York City on January 24, 1862. Edith married Teddy Wharton, who was 12 years older. They lived a life of relative ease with homes in New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Edith became a prolific writer and produced over 40 books in 40 years. Edith divorced Teddy in 1912, having no immediate heirs, and never married again. She was the first woman awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Yale University, and a full membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her novels became so popular that Ms. Wharton was able to live comfortably on her earnings the rest of her life. Edith continued to write until a stroke took her life in August 1937.

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