Edith Wharton (1862–1937), the author of such classics as The Age of Innocence, The House of Mirth, and The Custom of the Country, is best known for her 'society novels,' in which she analyzed the changing scene of fashionable American life in contrast to that of Old Europe.
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'The Age of Innocence' is a 1920 novel by Edith Wharton, and the winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize. The title is an ironic comment on the smooth outward manners of New York society in comparison to its inner workings. The narrative revolves around the imp... SEE MORE