Author: Oliver Goldsmith
Binding: Hardback
Published: The Folio Society, 1971
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Slipcase: Worn
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Sunned spine.
Edith Wharton’s “The Age of Innocence” is a masterful work of classic American fiction, offering a poignant critique of New York high society in the 1870s. This novel chronicles the entangled lives of Newland Archer, a respectable lawyer, and the unconventional Countess Olenska, whose arrival disrupts the rigid social codes of their elite circle. Wharton skillfully illustrates the hypocrisy and unspoken rules that govern the lives of the wealthy, presenting a compelling narrative of love, duty, and the sacrifices made for societal acceptance. The book captures the suffocating elegance and moral complexities of a bygone era, making it a timeless exploration of human desire against the backdrop of social constraint.
