Old New York

"Old New York" is a collection of four novelettes by Edith Wharton, published in 1924. These stories offer a glimpse into the social satire and comedy characteristic of Wharton's writing, focusing on the stratified society of New York. The collection explores themes of social change and the rigid conventions of upper-class society, similar to her acclaimed novel The Age of Innocence. While not a historical account like Washington Irving's A History of New York, Wharton's work uses the setting of "Old New York" to examine the lives and interactions within its elite circles.123