The age of innocence / Edith Wharton ; retold by Clare West.
By: West, Clare
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BookSeries: Oxford Bookworms Library ; Stage 5, Classics.Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2008Edition: [Simplified ed.].Description: 104 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.ISBN: 9780194792165.Contained works: Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937. Age of innocence.Subject(s): Readers (Adult) | Upper class -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction | English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers | Separated women -- Fiction | Readers for new literates | Social norms -- Fiction | Reading comprehension -- Problems, exercises, etc | Modern & contemporary fiction | Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction | Language readers | Upper class -- Fiction | English | Separated people -- Fiction | General Fiction | Married people -- Fiction | Fiction for Emergent Readers | English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers | New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction | New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Readers. | Love stories. | General. | Emergent Readers.DDC classification: 428.6 WES Summary: "Into the narrow social world of New York in the 1870s comes Countess Ellen Olenska, surrounded by shocked whispers about her failed marriage to a rich Polish Count. A woman who leaves her husband can never be accepted in polite society. Newland Arthur is engaged to young May Welland, but the beautiful and mysterious Countess needs his help. He becomes her friend and defender, but friendship with an unhappy, lonely woman is a dangerous path for a young man to follow - especially a young man who is soon to be married." --Back cover
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 428.6 WES (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 38888000608962 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students.Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence.Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension.Before, during, and after reading activities included in the back of each book strengthen student comprehension.Audio versions of selected titles provide great models of intonation and pronunciation of difficult words.
"First published in Oxford Bookworms, 2006"--T.p. verso.
"Into the narrow social world of New York in the 1870s comes Countess Ellen Olenska, surrounded by shocked whispers about her failed marriage to a rich Polish Count. A woman who leaves her husband can never be accepted in polite society. Newland Arthur is engaged to young May Welland, but the beautiful and mysterious Countess needs his help. He becomes her friend and defender, but friendship with an unhappy, lonely woman is a dangerous path for a young man to follow - especially a young man who is soon to be married." --Back cover