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The Age of Innocence (Penguin Vitae)
Penguin Classics
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Edith Whartons acclaimed novel of love, duty, and half-known truths in Gilded Age New York society, with a foreword by bestselling author Elif Batuman. A Penguin Vitae Edition 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 Mays 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 societys 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 Whartons Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a time and place long gone by1870s New York Citybeautifully 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. Penguin Classics presents Penguin Vitae, loosely translated as Penguin of ones life, a deluxe hardcover series featuring a dynamic landscape of classic fiction and nonfiction that has shaped the course of our readers' lives. Penguin Vitae invites readers to find themselves in a diverse world of storytellers, with beautifully designed classic editions of personal inspiration, intellectual engagement, and creative originality.
- | Author: Edith Wharton, Laura Dluzynski Quinn
- | Publisher: Penguin Classics
- | Publication Date: February 23, 2021
- | Number of Pages: 368 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 0143134817
- | ISBN-13: 9780143134817
- Author:
- Edith Wharton, Laura Dluzynski Quinn
- Publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- Publication Date:
- February 23, 2021
- Number of pages:
- 368 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10:
- 0143134817
- ISBN-13:
- 9780143134817