The Age of Innocence: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The Age of Innocence is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Wharton, Edith (1862–1937).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton is a novel published in 1920. Set in 1870s upper-class New York society, it follows Newland Archer, a gentleman lawyer preparing to marry the beautiful but sheltered May Welland. His secure world shifts when May's unconventional cousin, Countess Ellen Olenska, arrives from Europe, fleeing a scandalous marriage. As Newland grows fascinated by Ellen's bold defiance of social rules, he faces an agonizing choice between duty and desire in a world where appearances matter more than truth.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Age of Innocence
- Author credits: Wharton, Edith (1862–1937)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Domestic fiction
- Love stories
- Married people -- Fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
- Separated people -- Fiction
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
- Upper class -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923
- Category: American Literature
- Category: Novels
- Movie Books
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