SUMMARY: First published in 1905, The House of Mirth shocked the New York society it so deftly chronicles, portraying the moral, social, and economic restraints on a woman who dared to claim the privileges of marriage without assuming the responsibilities. Lily Bart, beautiful, witty, and sophistica
The House of Mirth
β Scribed by Wharton, Edith
- Book ID
- 110485673
- Publisher
- Penguin Group US
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 265 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781101098059
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β¦ Synopsis
A literary sensation when it was published by Scribners in 1905, The House of Mirth quickly established Edith Wharton as the most important American woman of letters in the twentieth century. The first American novel to provide a devastatingly accurate portrait of New York's aristocracy, it is the story of the beautiful and beguiling Lily Bart and her ill-fated attempt to rise to the heights of a heartless society in which, ultimately, she has no part.
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Paperback, 348 pages Published 1905 Barnes & Noble Classics Series (2004) Modern Library 100 Best Novels (1900-1998) Introduction by: Jeffrey Meyers One of Americaβs finest novels of manners, The House of Mirth is a beautifully written and ultimately tragic account of the human capacity for