Edith Wharton's novel reworks the eternal triangle of two women and a man in a strikingly original manner. When about to marry the beautiful and conventional May Welland, Newland Archer falls in love with her very unconventional cousin, the Countess Olenska. The consequent drama, set in New York during the 1870s, reveals terrifying chasms under the polished surface of upper-class society as the increasingly fraught Archer struggles with conflicting obligations and desires. The first woman to do so, Edith Wharton won the Pulitzer Prize for this dark comedy of manners which was immediately recognized as one of her greatest achievements.
| ISBN: | 9781857152029 |
| Publication date: | 16th September 1993 |
| Author: | Edith Wharton |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 308 pages |
| Series: | Everyman's Library |
| Primary Genre | General Fiction |
Edith Wharton's novel reworks the eternal triangle of two women and a man in a strikingly original manner. When about to marry the beautiful and conventional May Welland, Newland Archer falls in love with her very unconventional cousin, the Countess Olenska. The consequent drama, set in New York during the 1870s, reveals terrifying chasms under the polished surface of upper-class society as the increasingly fraught Archer struggles with conflicting obligations and desires. The first woman to do so, Edith Wharton won the Pulitzer Prize for this dark comedy of manners which was immediately recognized as one of her greatest achievements.
The Age of Innocence features in the following genres: General Fiction, Fiction
The Age of Innocence is available in Hardback, Paperback, CD-Audio
The Age of Innocence was written by Edith Wharton and published by Everyman
The Age of Innocence has 308 pages
Yes it is part of Everyman's Library series
£15.29
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