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A moving portrayal of the struggle between desire and duty in nineteenth- century New York high societyNewland Archer, an eligible young man of the establishment is about to announce his engagement to May Welland, a pretty ingenue, when May's cousin, Countess Olenska, is introduced into their circle. The Countess brings with her an aura of European sophistication and a hint of scandal, having left her husband and claimed her independence.Her sorrowful eyes, her tragic worldliness and her air of unapproachability attract the sensitive Newland and, almost against their will, a passionate bond develops between them. But Archer's life has no place for passion and, with society on the side of May and all she stands for, he finds himself drawn into a bitter conflict between love and duty.
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The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton
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- 2024
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- Title
- The Age of Innocence
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Edith Wharton
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Released
- 2024
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 368
- ISBN10
- 0241652685
- ISBN13
- 9780241652688
- Series
- Oxford Bookworms
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Language Textbooks & Dictionaries, Love, Classics, USA, American Literature, 19th century, Adapted for Film, Marriage, New York, Love Triangle, Pulitzer Prize
- First published
- 1920
- Original title
- The Age of Innocence
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
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- A moving portrayal of the struggle between desire and duty in nineteenth- century New York high societyNewland Archer, an eligible young man of the establishment is about to announce his engagement to May Welland, a pretty ingenue, when May's cousin, Countess Olenska, is introduced into their circle. The Countess brings with her an aura of European sophistication and a hint of scandal, having left her husband and claimed her independence.Her sorrowful eyes, her tragic worldliness and her air of unapproachability attract the sensitive Newland and, almost against their will, a passionate bond develops between them. But Archer's life has no place for passion and, with society on the side of May and all she stands for, he finds himself drawn into a bitter conflict between love and duty.