EAN: 9780140189704

PENGUIN CLASSICS THE AGE OF INNOCENCE - EDITH...

Edith Wharton's acclaimed novel of love  duty  and half-known truths in Gilded Age New York
society  with a foreword by bestselling author Elif Batuman  Dutiful Newland Archer  an
eligible young man from New York high society  is about to announce his engagement to May
Welland  a suitable match from a good family  when May's cousin  the beautiful and exotic
Countess Ellen Olenska  is introduced into their circle. The Countess brings with her an aura
of European sophistication and a hint of perceived scandal  having left her husband and claimed
her independence. Her worldliness  disregard for society's rules  and air of unapproachability
attract the sensitive Newland  despite his enthusiasm about a marriage to May and the societal
advantages it would bring. Almost against their will  Newland and Ellen develop a passionate
bond  and a classic love triangle takes shape as the three young people find themselves drawn
into a poignant and bitter conflict between love and duty. Written in 1920  Edith Wharton's
Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a time and place long gone by-1870s New York
City-beautifully captures the complexities of passion  independence  and fulfillment  and how
painfully hard it can be for individuals to truly see one another and their place in the world.
For more than seventy years  Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in
the English-speaking world. With more than 1 700 titles  Penguin Classics represents a global
bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust
the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished
scholars and contemporary authors  as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning
translators.

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