The Age of Innocence (book)

Author: Edith Wharton

Type: Novel
Length: 305 pages

As Noted In: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Quintessence Editions
As Noted In: 1100 or so Notable Novels and Novellas, Phantom
AsNotedIn: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize Board

Theme Group: Gilded Age
Theme Group: Literary New York, NY

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Characters

Bob Spicer, Catherine Spicer's father
Dallas Archer, Newland Archer's eldest son
Dr Carver, Doctor of love
Duke of St Austrey, European guest
Ellen Olenska, May Welland's cousin
Fanny Beaufort, Daughter of Julius Beaufort
Gertrude Lefferts, Larry Leffert's wife
Julius Beaufort, Wealthy New Yorker
Lawrence Lefferts, Style guru
May Welland, Newland Archer's fiancee
Medora Manson, Ellen Olenska's aunt
Miss Fanny Ring, New York socialite
Miss Harle, Acquaintances of the Newlands
Miss Janey Archer, Newland Archer's sister
Monsieur Riviere, Tutor to Mrs Carfry's nephew
Mr Henry van der Luyden, Husband of Mrs Henry van der Luyden, New York old money
Mr Letterblair, Partner at New York City law firm
Mrs Archer, Mother of Newland and Janey Archer
Mrs Carfry, Acquaintances of the Newlands
Mrs Henry van der Luyden, Wife of Mr Henry van der Luyden, New York old money
Mrs Lemuel Struthers, Widow of a wealthy businessman
Mrs Manson Mingott, May Welland and Ellen Olenska's grandmother
Mrs Welland, May Welland's mother
Nastasia, Ellen Olenska's maid
Ned Winsett, New York journalist
Newland Archer, Well-to-do gentleman who lives in New York City
Regina Beaufort, Wife of Julius Beaufort
Sillerton Jackson, Society gossip

Places

Boston Common, Boston "Age of Innocence' is set in Boston Common, 1870s
Calvary Church, New York City "Age of Innocence' is set at Calvary Church, 1870s
Grace Episcopal Church, New York, New York City looked out at the brownstone houses across the street, and thought of his desk in Mr Letterblair's office, and the family pew in Grace Church,
London, England In all the rainy desert of autumnal London there were only two people whom the Archers knew.
Manhattan, New York City "Age of Innocence' is set in Manhattan, 1870s
Newport, RI, Rhode Island "Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton is set in Newport, 1870s.
Parker House, Boston "Age of Innocence' is set in Parker House, 1870s
The Met Fifth Avenue, NYC, New York City Newland Archer meets Countess Olenska the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Timeline

Y/M/D		Association	Description	Place	Event
1869/00/00	Mary Mason Jones	Home	Designed by herself and Robert Mook, a white marble French chateau style mansion is built for Mary Mason Jones (Mrs Manson Mingott in "The Age of Innocence") at 1 East 57th St (lost). Inside, broad steps ascend to the 2nd floor entrance of a large ball.	Midtown Center
1920/07/00			"The Age of Innocence" is originally published as installments in the Pictorial Review from July to October 1920.
1920/10/00	Edith Wharton	Author	"The Age of Innocence" is published by Appleton in book form in October 1920 in New York and London.		1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1920/10/00	D Appleton and Company	Publisher	"The Age of Innocence" is published by Appleton in book form in October 1920 in New York and London.		1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1921/06/00	Edith Wharton	Author	Edith Wharton, the first woman to be honored, receives the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for "The Age of Innocence" for "best presenting the wholesome atmosphere of American life."		1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1921/06/18	New York World	Pulitzer Prize Authority	John L Heaton sends a note to The World's editor clarifying that the Novel jury did not recommend Wharton's "The Age of Innocence" for the Pulitzer, but had selected "Main Street" and that the Pulitzer board reversed their decision.		1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1921/06/18	Sinclair Lewis	Main Street Author	John L Heaton sends a note to The World's editor clarifying that the Novel jury did not recommend Wharton's "The Age of Innocence" for the Pulitzer, but had selected "Main Street" and that the Pulitzer board reversed their decision.		1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1921/06/22	Hamlin Garland	Pulitzer Juror	Robert M Lovett writes in 'The New Republic' that the Pulitzer jury had actually selected 'Main Street' by Sinclair Lewis, not 'The Age of Innocence' by Wharton. Lovett did not say, but they had most likely been overruled by Nicholas Murray Butler.		1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1921/06/22	Nicholas Murray Butler	Pulitzer board member	Robert M Lovett writes in 'The New Republic' that the Pulitzer jury had actually selected 'Main Street' by Sinclair Lewis, not 'The Age of Innocence' by Wharton. Lovett did not say, but they had most likely been overruled by Nicholas Murray Butler.		1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

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Particulars for The Age of Innocence (book):
Art Type	Book	a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers.
Architectural Attribute	Brownstone	Townhouse or other urban residence made of brownstone, a Triassic-Jurassic sandstone, common on New York City neighborhoods
Narrative Arts	Fiction	prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people
Vehicle	Hansom Cab	nimble, 2 wheeled horse-drawn carriage accommodating two inside, with the driver seated behind, named after its founder A J Hansom.
Sociology	Marriage	legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship
Narrative Arts	Narrative	an account of connected events
Art Type	Novel	long form fiction narrative that is at least 40,000 words in length
Narrative Arts	Prose	ordinary written language
Award	Pulitzer Prize
Vocation	Sexton (church office)	a church officer or employee who takes care of the church property and performs related minor duties (such as ringing the bell for services and digging graves)
Social	tete-a-tete	a private conversation between two people

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Original Language:	English