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Classic Love Stories

The Age of Innocence

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Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence is a classic romance novel. Key subjects include married people, separated people and upper class.

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About The Age of Innocence

"The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton is a novel published in 1920. Set in 1870s upper-class New York society, it follows Newland Archer, a gentleman lawyer preparing to marry the beautiful but sheltered May Welland. His secure world shifts when May's unconventional cousin, Countess Ellen Olenska, arrives from Europe, fleeing a scandalous marriage. As Newland grows fascinated by Ellen's bold defiance of social rules, he faces an agonizing choice between duty and desire in a world where appearances matter more than truth.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • New York, N.Y.
  • Love stories
  • Domestic fiction
  • Married people
  • Triangles, Interpersonal relations
  • Separated people
  • Upper class

Quick answers

Who wrote The Age of Innocence?

The Age of Innocence was written by Edith Wharton.

What genre is The Age of Innocence?

It is usually shelved as Classic Love Stories.

Is The Age of Innocence free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

Is there a free audiobook of The Age of Innocence?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 12 h 32 min.

What books are similar to The Age of Innocence?

Readers who like it often enjoy Middlemarch, The Great Gatsby and Jane Eyre.

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