I’m reading the —the introduction by Stephen Orgel and the detailed notes really help peel back the layers of Wharton’s "anthropological" look at Old New York. It’s not just a love story; it’s a dissection of how the tribe protects itself.
Edith Wharton captures that stifling conflict between individual desire and social duty so perfectly. If you're picking it up, highly recommend the for the scholarly notes that explain all those rigid 1870s social codes. "Each time you happen to me all over again." ✨ The Age of Innocence (Oxford World's Classics)
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