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The age of innocence

An elegant portrait of desire and betrayal in Old New York. In the highest circle of New York social life during the 1870's, Newland Archer, a young lawyer, prepares to marry the docile May Welland. Before their engagement is announced, he meets May's cousin, the mysterious, nonconformist...

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Main Author: Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937.
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Modern Library, [1948]
Physical Description: 364 pages ; 19 cm.
Series: Modern library of the world's best books.
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Upper class -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Marriage -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Summary: An elegant portrait of desire and betrayal in Old New York. In the highest circle of New York social life during the 1870's, Newland Archer, a young lawyer, prepares to marry the docile May Welland. Before their engagement is announced, he meets May's cousin, the mysterious, nonconformist Countess Ellen Olenska, who has returned to New York after a long absence.
Item Description: An elegant portrait of desire and betrayal in Old New York. In the highest circle of New York social life during the 1870's, Newland Archer, a young lawyer, prepares to marry the docile May Welland. Before their engagement is announced, he meets May's cousin, the mysterious, nonconformist Countess Ellen Olenska, who has returned to New York after a long absence.
Physical Description: 364 pages ; 19 cm.

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