With andrew wincott as newland archer, suzanne bertish. But im pretty sure that chapter 32 was actually huckleberry finn, not age of innocence. Best audiobook the age of innocence by edith wharton. The age of innocence won the pulitzer prize in 1921 and takes its title from a famous eighteenth century english painting by joshua reynolds. The story is set in the 1870s, in upperclass, gilded age new york city. The age of innocence by edith wharton in an era before the advent of electric lights. As a member of new yorks upper class society, edith was able to write her novel about the morals and lifestyle of the elite from the point of view of a person living within the very circle she portrayed in. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. The age of innocence is a brutal and elegiac novel with an ending that hurts, but pleasantly so, like a pressed bruise. Awarded the 1921 pulitzer prize the first to be presented to a woman, edith whartons the age of innocence is a powerful depiction of love and desire in new yorks glamorous gilded age. Edith wharton, part 1, chapter 2, the age of innocence, lit2go edition, 1920, accessed april 29. There is also a link to a free unabridged audio recording of the novel.
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