The House of Mirth: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The House of Mirth is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Wharton, Edith (1862–1937).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The House of Mirth" by Edith Wharton is a novel published in 1905. It follows Lily Bart, a beautiful but impoverished woman navigating New York City's high society in the 1890s. As twenty-nine-year-old Lily seeks a husband to secure her future, she faces a slow two-year social descent from privilege toward the margins of society. Wharton crafts a sharp tragedy that exposes the moral corruption of an irresponsible upper class that casually destroys what is most beautiful within it.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The House of Mirth
- Author credits: Wharton, Edith (1862–1937)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Single women -- Fiction
- Social classes -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923
- Category: American Literature
- Category: Novels
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