Set in the 1870s, Edith Wharton examines the American elite culture on the East Coast. Newland Archer is a lawyer and heir to one of New York City’s most prominent families. He is arraigned to be married to May Welland. Newland is pleased with the prospect, under he meets Countess Ellen Olenska, May’s older cousin. Suddenly, Newland begins to doubt his arranged marriage and society’s shallow rules as his attraction to Ellen increases.
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Edith Wharton (1862 – 1937) was an acclaimed American novelist. Known for her use of dramatic irony, she found success early in her career with The House of Mirth, which garnered praise upon its publication. In 1921, she won the Pulitzer Prize for her tour-de-force novel, The Age of Innocence.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 168 ● ISBN 9781520045412 ● File size 0.5 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Dreamscape Media ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 9049187 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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