Though there was already talk of the erection, in remote metropolitan distances "e;above the Forties,"e; of a new Opera House which should compete in costliness and splendour with those of the great European capitals, the world of fashion was still content to reassemble every winter in the shabby red and gold boxes of the sociable old Academy. Conservatives cherished it for being small and inconvenient, and thus keeping out the "e;new people"e; whom New York was beginning to dread and yet be drawn to; and the sentimental clung to it for its historic associations, and the musical for its excellent acoustics, always so problematic a quality in halls built for the hearing of music
| ISBN: | 9782819922261 |
| Publication date: | 27th September 2010 |
| Author: | Edith Wharton |
| Publisher: | Pub One Info |
| Format: | Ebook |
Though there was already talk of the erection, in remote metropolitan distances "e;above the Forties,"e; of a new Opera House which should compete in costliness and splendour with those of the great European capitals, the world of fashion was still content to reassemble every winter in the shabby red and gold boxes of the sociable old Academy. Conservatives cherished it for being small and inconvenient, and thus keeping out the "e;new people"e; whom New York was beginning to dread and yet be drawn to; and the sentimental clung to it for its historic associations, and the musical for its excellent acoustics, always so problematic a quality in halls built for the hearing of music
Age of Innocence features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary
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Age of Innocence was written by Edith Wharton and published by Pub One Info
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