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The Age of Innocence

Author
Edith Wharton
Read by
James Harrington
Language
English
Length
9 hours 35 minutes
ISBN
9781911065968
Published
4 August 2024
Imprint
Sovereign
  • New York society
  • 1870s
  • societal norms
  • love triangle
  • duty
  • desire
  • tradition
  • elite
  • social critique
  • forbidden romance

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"The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton masterfully captures the intricate social tapestry of 1870s New York, where rigid societal norms dictate the lives of its elite. Centered on the conflicted Newland Archer, who is betrothed to the lovely but conventional May Welland, the novel deepens as he falls for the free-spirited Countess Ellen Olenska. Through lush prose and keen social critique, Wharton explores themes of duty, desire, and the suffocating constraints of tradition.

Author

Edith Wharton (1862–1937) was born into old New York money, married badly, and wrote her way into a life of her own — much of it in France. The House of Mirth follows a woman who cannot afford a misstep; The Age of Innocence won the Pulitzer, the first for a woman in fiction. Drawing rooms, divorces, and the cost of being seen: she knew the furniture from the inside. Luxury is a trap with excellent lighting.

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