The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
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If you've watched and loved Winona Ryder playing the innocent May Welland in the 1993 film adaptation of Edith Wharton's sweeping novel about class-consciousness in nineteenth century America, you will certainly enjoy reading the original. Though Martin Scorcese's brilliant work was certainly true to the spirit of the original novel, no film can reproduce the charm of language and turn of phrase employed by one of America's greatest writers. The Age of Innocence was Edith Wharton's 12th novel and is located in familiar Wharton territory. The genteel snobbery of the upper classes with its underlying cruelty and heartless judgments passed on...
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- 01 - Book 1, Chapter 01
- 02 - Book 1, Chapter 02
- 03 - Book 1, Chapter 03
- 04 - Book 1, Chapter 04
- 05 - Book 1, Chapter 05
- 06 - Book 1, Chapter 06
- 07 - Book 1, Chapter 07
- 08 - Book 1, Chapter 08
- 09 - Book 1, Chapter 09
- 10 - Book 1, Chapter 10