The Wharton, Edith 1862-1937 creator text utu 1996 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Innocence Release date is 1996-05-01 Produced by Judith Boss and Charles Keller. HTML version by Al Haines. Original publication data not identified New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Love stories Domestic fiction Married people -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Separated people -- Fiction Upper class -- Fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/541 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/541 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133033.0 541