The House Of Mirth - Edith Wharton - Books -  - 9798682766215 - September 16, 2020
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The House Of Mirth

The House of Mirth is a novel by American author Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Lily Bart, a well-born but impoverished woman belonging to New York City's high society around the end of the 19th century. Wharton creates a portrait of a stunning beauty who, though raised and educated to marry well both socially and economically, is reaching her 29th year, an age when her youthful blush is drawing to a close and her marital prospects are becoming ever more limited. The House of Mirth traces Lily's slow two-year social descent from privilege to a tragically lonely existence on the margins of society. In the words of one scholar, Wharton uses Lily as an attack on "an irresponsible, grasping and morally corrupt upper class."

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released September 16, 2020
ISBN13 9798682766215
Pages 424
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 24 mm   ·   616 g
Language English  

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