The Age of Innocence
Overview
The Age of Innocence is a novel by Edith Wharton
published in 1920, which won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize
. The story is set in upper-class New York City in the 1870s. In 1920, The Age of Innocence was serialized in four parts in the Pictorial Review
magazine, and later released by D. Appleton and Company as a book in New York and in London.
The Age of Innocence centers on an upper-class couple's impending marriage, and the introduction of a woman plagued by scandal whose presence threatens their happiness.
Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton , was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer.- Early life and marriage:...
published in 1920, which won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize
1921 Pulitzer Prize
-Journalism awards:*Public Service:**Boston Post, for its exposure of the operations of Charles Ponzi by a series of articles which finally led to his arrest.*Reporting:**Louis Seibold of New York World, for an interview with Woodrow Wilson....
. The story is set in upper-class New York City in the 1870s. In 1920, The Age of Innocence was serialized in four parts in the Pictorial Review
Pictorial Review
Pictorial Review is a magazine which first appeared in September, 1899. The magazine was originally designed to showcase dress patterns of William Paul Ahnelt's American Fashion Company. By the late 1920s it was one of the largest of the "women's magazines"....
magazine, and later released by D. Appleton and Company as a book in New York and in London.
The Age of Innocence centers on an upper-class couple's impending marriage, and the introduction of a woman plagued by scandal whose presence threatens their happiness.
