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The House of Mirth

By Edith Wharton

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The House of Mirth

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Introduction and Notes by Janet Beer, Manchester Metropolitan University. The House of Mirth tells the story of Lily Bart, aged 29, beautiful, impoverished and in need of a rich husband to safeguard her place in the social elite, and to support her expensive habits - her clothes, her charities and her gambling. Unwilling to marry without both love and money, Lily becomes vulnerable to the kind of gossip and slander which attach to a girl who has been on the marriage market for too long. Wharton charts the course of Lily's life, providing, along the way, a wider picture of a society in transition, a rapidly changing New York where the old certainties of manners, morals and family have disappeared and the individual has become an expendable commodity. The House of Mirth was published in October 1905 to widespread critical acclaim. It became an instant bestseller and is regarded today as one of Edith Wharton's most accomplished and compelling social satires.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
320
Release Date:
1998-10-01
Publication Date:
2002-02-05
Publisher:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1840224193
ISBN13:
9781840224191
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
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Weight:
203 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
24 cm

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