The Age of InnocenceEdith Wharton
The Age of Innocence
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Original author: Edith Wharton
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"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.
The Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #541.
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