The Age of Innocence (Collins Classics) | Agenda Bookshop Skip to content
Selected Colleen Hoover Books at €9.99c | In-store & Online
Selected Colleen Hoover Books at €9.99c | In-store & Online
A01=Edith Wharton
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Edith Wharton
automatic-update
Category1=Fiction
Category=FC
COP=United Kingdom
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
Language_English
PA=Available
Price_Less than €5
PS=Active
SN=Collins Classics
softlaunch

The Age of Innocence (Collins Classics)

3.96 (159,302 ratings by Goodreads)

English

By (author): Edith Wharton

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.

'I want I want somehow to get away with you into a world where words like that categories like that won't exist. Where we shall be simply two human beings who love each other, who are the whole of life to each other; and nothing else on earth will matter.

Newland Archer, a successful and charming young lawyer conducts himself by the rules and standards of the polite, upper class New York society that he resides in. Happily engaged to the pretty and conventional May Welland, his attachment guarantees his place in this rigid world of the elite.

However, the arrival of Mays cousin, the exotic and beautiful European Countess Olenska throws Newlands life upside down. A divorcee, Olenska is ostracised by those around her, yet Newland is fiercely drawn to her wit, determination and willingness to flout convention. With the Countess, Newland is freed from the limitations that surround him and truly begins to feel for the first time.

Whartons subtle exposé of the manners and etiquette of 1870s New York society is both comedic, subtle, satirical and cynical in style and paints an evocative picture of a man torn between his passion and his obligation.

See more
Current price €4.46
Original price €5.25
Save 15%
A01=Edith WhartonAge Group_UncategorizedAuthor_Edith Whartonautomatic-updateCategory1=FictionCategory=FCCOP=United KingdomDelivery_Delivery within 10-20 working daysLanguage_EnglishPA=AvailablePrice_Less than €5PS=ActiveSN=Collins Classicssoftlaunch
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
Product Details
  • Weight: 190g
  • Dimensions: 111 x 178mm
  • Publication Date: 08 Jul 2010
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780007368648

About Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist known for such classics as The House of Mirth Ethan Frome and The Age of Innocence for which she won the Pulitzer Prize in 1921. A member of the New York elite Wharton drew on her experiences as part of society to critique its inner workings and the conflict between personal desires and societal norms. Wharton died in 1937 leaving behind a rich literary legacy.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue we'll assume that you are understand this. Learn more
Accept