The Age of Innocence | Related Titles
In the Age of Innocence, Wharton is looking back at the New York society of her youth from the perspective of an expatriate living in France fifty years after the events of the novel. In 1924, Wharton would rework the same vein in the form of novellas that make up Old New York. In these extended stories, Wharton gives vivid pictures of New York social life from the middle decades of the nineteenth century, drawing heavily on her knowledge of New York settings, customs, and values.
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