The Age of Innocence centers on an upper-class couple’s impending marriage, and the introduction of the bride’s cousin, plagued by scandal, whose presence threatens their happiness. The novel is noted for attention to detail and its accurate portrayal of how the 19th-century East Coast American upper class lived, as well as for the social tragedy of its plot.
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About the author
Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider’s knowledge of the upper class New York ‘aristocracy’ to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. She was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1921. She was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1996.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 229 ● ISBN 4057664189745 ● File size 0.6 MB ● Publisher e-artnow ● City Prague ● Country CZ ● Published 2019 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 7492122 ● Copy protection Social DRM
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