The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (1920)

The Age of Innocence is a 1920 novel by Edith Wharton.

Set in upper-class New York City in the 1870s, it tells the story of Newland Archer and his engagement to the shallow and conventional May Welland.

When Newland meets the Countess Ellen Olenska, his admiration for her free spirit leads him to question the assumptions and expectations of his aristocratic circle.

As the novel progresses, Newland realizes the impossibility of a life with Ellen and decides to remain loyal to his engagement.

Despite this, his loyalty to Ellen leads him to reject a marriage of social convenience proposed by May's family.

The novel's central theme is the conflict between the individual and society, as Newland struggles to choose between his love for Ellen and his sense of duty.

Throughout the novel, Wharton contrasts the social norms of the time against the romantic feelings of the characters.

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