"e;The Age of Innocence"e; by Edith Wharton is a captivating novel set in 1870s New York high society. It revolves around Newland Archer, a young lawyer engaged to the beautiful and conventional May Welland. However, their world is shaken when the exotic and unconventional Countess Ellen Olenska, May's cousin, returns to New York seeking refuge from a failed marriage. As Newland finds hims...