The Age of Innocence
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 1996-05-01 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #541 |
Description
"The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton is a novel published in 1920. Set in 1870s upper-class New York society, it follows Newland Archer, a gentleman lawyer preparing to marry the beautiful but sheltered May Welland. His secure world shifts when May's unconventional cousin, Countess Ellen Olenska, arrives from Europe, fleeing a scandalous marriage. As Newland grows fascinated by Ellen's bold defiance of social rules, he faces an agonizing choice between duty and desire in a world where appearances matter more than truth. (This is an automatically generated summary.)