The Age of Innocence
- Authors
- Edith Wharton
- Publisher
- BARNES & NOBLE
- Tags
- fiction , new york (n.y.) , general , romance , literary , classics , criticism , literature: classics , literature - classics , modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) , general & literary fiction , family life , married people , upper class , b&n classics , triangles (interpersonal relations) , separated people
- ISBN
- 9781593080747
- Date
- 2004-01-16 00:00:00-08:00
- Size
- 0.96 MB
- Lang
- en
EDITORIAL REVIEW:
*Age of Innocence*, by **Edith Wharton**, is part of the *Barnes some include illustrations of historical interest. *Barnes & Noble Classics *pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, *The Age of Innocence* is **Edith Wharton**’s masterful portrait of desire and betrayal during the sumptuous Golden Age of Old New York, a time when society people “dreaded scandal more than disease.”This is Newland Archer’s world as he prepares to marry the beautiful but conventional May Welland. But when the mysterious Countess Ellen Olenska returns to New York after a disastrous marriage, Archer falls deeply in love with her. Torn between duty and passion, Archer struggles to make a decision that will either courageously define his life—or mercilessly destroy it.**Maureen Howard**** is a critic, teacher, and writer of fiction. Her seven novels include *Bridgeport Bus*, *Natural History*, and *A Lover’s Almanac*. Her memoir, *Facts of Life*, won the National Book Critics’ Circle Award. She has taught at Yale and Columbia University.