{"product_id":"9780020383147","title":"Old New York: Four Novellas","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe four short novels in this collection by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e are set in the New York of the 1840s, '50s, '60s, and '70s, each one revealing the tribal codes and customs that ruled society, portrayed with the keen style that is uniquely Edith Wharton's. Originally published in 1924 and long out of print, these tales are vintage Wharton, dealing boldly with such themes as infidelity, illegitimacy, jealousy, the class system, and the condition of women in society. Included in this remarkable quartet are \u003ci\u003eFalse Dawn,\u003c\/i\u003e which concerns the stormy relationship between a domineering father and his son; \u003ci\u003eThe Old Maid,\u003c\/i\u003e the best known of the four, in which a young woman's secret illegitimate child is adopted by her best friend — with devastating results; \u003ci\u003eThe Spark,\u003c\/i\u003e about a young man's moral rehabilitation, which is \"sparked\" by a chance encounter with Walt Whitman; and \u003ci\u003eNew Year's Day,\u003c\/i\u003e an O. Henryesque tale of a married woman suspected of adultery. \u003ci\u003eOld New York\u003c\/i\u003e is Wharton at her finest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007748849904,"sku":"9780020383147","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780020383147_p0.jpg?v=1763619574","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780020383147","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}