The Age of Innocence

Age of Innocence,by Edith Whartonis part of the Barnes & Noble Classics serieswhich offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general readerincluding new scholarshipthoughtful designand pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: New introductions commissioned from today’s top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historicalbiographicaland cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitationsparodiespoemsbooksplayspaintingsoperasstatuaryand films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader’s viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossarieswhen appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesΓÇöbiographicalhistoricaland literaryΓÇöto enrich each reader’s understanding of these enduring works. Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer PrizeThe Age of Innocence is Edith WhartonΓÇÖs masterful portrait of desire and betrayal during the sumptuous Golden Age of Old New Yorka time when society people ΓÇ£dreaded scandal more than disease.ΓÇ¥ This is Newland ArcherΓÇÖs world as he prepares to marry the beautiful but conventional May Welland. But when the mysterious Countess Ellen Olenska returns to New York after a disastrous marriageArcher falls deeply in love with her. Torn between duty and passionArcher struggles to make a decision that will either courageously define his lifeΓÇöor mercilessly destroy it. Maureen Howard is a criticteacherand writer of fiction. Her seven novels include Bridgeport BusNatural Historyand A LoverΓÇÖs Almanac. Her memoirFacts of Lifewon the National Book CriticsΓÇÖ Circle Award. She has taught at Yale and Columbia University.