{"product_id":"the-age-of-innocence-royal-collectors-edition-case-laminate-hardcover-with-jacket-hardcover","title":"The Age of Innocence (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdith Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewland Archer is a young, popular, successful lawyer living in an elegant New York City house. His engagement to May Welland is one in a string of accomplishments. His life changes when he meets Countess Ellen Olenska. Through his relationship with her, he begins questioning the values on which he was raised. He sees the sexual inequality of New York society and the shallowness of its customs, and struggles to balance social commitment to May with love for Ellen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/em\u003e won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, making Wharton the first woman to win the prize. Though the novel questions the assumptions and morals of 1870s New York society, it never develops into an outright condemnation of the institution. The novel is noted for Wharton's attention to detail and its accurate portrayal of how the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-century East Coast American upper class lived, and the social tragedy of its plot. Wharton wrote the book in her 50s, after she had established herself as a strong author with publishers clamoring for her work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42152022900871,"sku":"9781774762516","price":57.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8263d87cd4d7acaed24b69aa72aed40f.webp?v=1733211011","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-age-of-innocence-royal-collectors-edition-case-laminate-hardcover-with-jacket-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}