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Item Details
Title:
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THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
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By: |
Edith Wharton, Penelope Lively |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£7.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
086068069X |
ISBN 13: |
9780860680697 |
Publisher: |
LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP |
Pub. date: |
24 February, 1992 |
Series: |
Virago Modern Classics |
Pages: |
304 |
Description: |
The Age of Innocence' is widely considered to be Edith Wharton's finest novel. It is is also a major film directed by Martin Scorsese. |
Synopsis: |
Set in turn-of-the-century New York, Edith Wharton's classic novel The Age of Innocence reveals a society governed by the dictates of taste and form, manners and morals, and intricate social ceremonies. Newland Archer, soon to marry the lovely May Welland, is a man torn between his respect for tradition and family and his attraction to May's strongly independent cousin, the Countess Ellen Olenska. Plagued by the desire to live in a world where two people can love each other free from condemnation and judgment by the group, Newland views the artful delicacy of the world he lives in as a comforting security one moment, and at another, as an oppressive fiction masking true human nature. The Age of Innocence is at once a richly drawn portrait of the elegant lifestyles, luxurious brownstones, and fascinating culture of bygone New York society and a compelling look at the conflict between human passions and the social tribe that tries to control them. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Virago Press Ltd |
Prizes: |
Winner of Pulitzer Prize Novel Category 1921 |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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