{"product_id":"9781593081430","title":"Age of Innocence (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003ci\u003eAge of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eEdith Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eEdith Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e’s masterful portrait of desire and betrayal during the sumptuous Golden Age of Old New York, a time when society people “dreaded scandal more than disease.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Newland Archer’s world as he prepares to marry the beautiful but conventional May Welland. But when the mysterious Countess Ellen Olenska returns to New York after a disastrous marriage, Archer falls deeply in love with her. Torn between duty and passion, Archer struggles to make a decision that will either courageously define his life—or mercilessly destroy it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaureen Howard\u003c\/b\u003e is a critic, teacher, and writer of fiction. Her seven novels include \u003ci\u003eBridgeport Bus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNatural History\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Lover’s Almanac\u003c\/i\u003e. Her memoir, \u003ci\u003eFacts of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, won the National Book Critics’ Circle Award. She has taught at Yale and Columbia University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031136911600,"sku":"9781593081430","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593081430_p0.jpg?v=1763813353","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593081430","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}