The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence is a story of a love triangle and at the same time a broad picture of New York's high society in the late 1870s. Newland Archer is an ambitious and respectable lawyer, leading an ordinary life,... preparing to marry the beautiful May Welland, while deep down he longs for passion amid his routine days. But then, May's cousin, Countess Ellen Olenska, returns to New York from Europe after a public scandal with her husband. Ellen Olenska is very beautiful; her entire persona is wrapped in mysteries, and her behavior and views are unacceptable for the conservative New York society. Newland is enchanted by Ellen, he falls in love with her... Edith Wharton, the author of more than twenty novels and ten collections of short stories, was the first woman writer to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1921. Works by Wharton such as The House of Mirth, Ethan Frome, The Age of Innocence, and The Fruit of the Tree have entered the golden fund of American literature. The novel The Age of Innocence served as the basis for the eponymous film by Martin Scorsese, which received acclaim and popularity. The confrontation between the individual and society, the clash of accepted moral norms and sincere deep feelings inevitably leads to tragedy, breaking human destinies. And not everyone has the courage to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of happiness and defend their love.