Widely regarded as one of Edith Wharton's greatest achievements The Age of Innocence is a satirical and sometimes dark and disturbing comedy of manners which explores the 'eternal triangle' of love against the backdrop of upper-class New York society during the 1870s. The author's combination of powerful prose with a thoroughly researched and meticulous evocation of the manners and

style of the period has delighted readers since the novel's first publication in 1920. The Age of Innocence won the Pulitzer Prize in1921 -the first time it had been won by a woman author.

The Age of Innocence has recently been released as a major feature film director Martin Scorsese.