Project Gutenberg 2020-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 351 Wharton, Edith 1862 1937 Wharton, Edith Newbold Jones Olivieri, David Saint-René Taillandier, Madeleine Marie Louise Chevrillon 1865 1959 Taillandier, Madeleine Saint-René Saint-Rene Taillandier, Madeleine Marie Louise Chevrillon The age of innocence. French Au temps de l'innocence Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Innocence Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Temps_de_l%27innocence_(roman) Produced by Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images generously made available by Wikisource.) "Au temps de l'innocence" by Edith Wharton is a novel written in the late 19th century. Set against the backdrop of New York's high society, it navigates the intricate social dynamics and expectations of the era. The narrative primarily follows Newland Archer, a young man engaged to May Welland, as he grapples with the constraints of his environment and the unexpected return of his enigmatic cousin, Ellen Olenska, who challenges the norms of their world. The opening of the story introduces a vibrant scene at the Academy of Music in New York during a performance by Christine Nilsson. Newland Archer arrives late, reflecting on the social conventions that dictate his life, including the fascination with the innocent beauty of May Welland. As the performance unfolds, Archer’s gaze shifts between the stage and his fiancée's family, particularly focusing on the implications of Ellen Olenska's return, which stirs curiosity and unease among the attendees. The atmosphere hints at an examination of love, duty, and the rigidity of social expectations as Archer finds himself torn between societal obligations and deeper, perhaps forbidden, emotions awakened by Ellen's presence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Love stories Domestic fiction Married people -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Separated people -- Fiction Upper class -- Fiction PS Text FR Nouveautés FR Littérature Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: American Literature 553566 2025-07-24T14:05:52.834901 text/html 538597 2024-10-18T03:27:34 text/html 466630 2025-07-24T14:05:59.537907 application/epub+zip 476558 2025-07-24T14:05:54.106961 application/epub+zip 284241 2025-07-24T14:05:53.520947 application/epub+zip 632767 2025-07-24T14:06:03.646915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 619545 2025-07-24T14:05:59.044872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427238 2022-09-28T03:59:55.083372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527627 2025-07-24T14:05:51.766447 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 507733 2024-10-18T03:27:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20266 2025-07-24T14:06:03.797860 application/rdf+xml 13565 2025-07-24T14:05:53.627907 image/jpeg 2374 2025-07-24T14:05:53.572913 image/jpeg 452119 2025-07-24T14:05:52.889966 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia