Project Gutenberg 1996-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 15746 Wharton, Edith 1862 1937 Wharton, Edith Newbold Jones Olivieri, David The Age of Innocence Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Innocence Produced by Judith Boss and Charles Keller. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story is set in the upper echelons of New York society, exploring themes of tradition, social norms, and personal desire. The narrative begins with Newland Archer, a young lawyer engaged to the demure May Welland, as he navigates the complexities of love and societal expectations amidst his attraction to May's scandalous cousin, Countess Ellen Olenska. The opening of the novel introduces us to a winter evening at the Academy of Music, where Archer is at the opera, eagerly anticipating the performance and the beautiful singer Christine Nilsson. He observes the audience, including May Welland and her family, seated in the box of her grandmother, Mrs. Manson Mingott. A notable interruption occurs with the unexpected appearance of Countess Olenska, stirring whispers and intrigue. As the evening unfolds, Archer's internal conflicts emerge; he grapples with his feelings for both women while adhering to the rigid codes of his social milieu. This early glimpse into Archer's life signals the central struggle between individual desire and societal duty that drives the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Love stories Domestic fiction Married people -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Separated people -- Fiction Upper class -- Fiction PS Text Movie Books Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Category: Novels Category: American Literature 656299 2025-07-01T05:44:12.186753 text/html 646172 2021-01-01T09:40:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 241849 2021-01-01T09:40:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 314054 2025-07-01T05:44:20.212701 application/epub+zip 325824 2025-07-01T05:44:14.004717 application/epub+zip 325823 2025-07-01T05:44:12.872728 application/epub+zip 555097 2025-07-01T05:44:24.950695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 534263 2025-07-01T05:44:19.444701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 508837 2022-09-01T06:19:14.416841 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 612449 2025-07-01T05:44:10.867741 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 612351 2021-01-01T09:40:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 237699 2021-01-01T09:40:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21019 2025-07-01T05:44:25.080651 application/rdf+xml 12747 2025-07-01T05:44:13.374707 image/jpeg 3396 2025-07-01T05:44:13.121760 image/jpeg 304934 2025-07-01T05:44:12.236708 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia