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The House of Mirth tells the story of Lily Bart, a well-born but impoverished woman belonging to New York City's high society around the turn of the last century. Lily is a woman 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.
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The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton
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- Released
- 2020
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- Title
- The House of Mirth
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Edith Wharton
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press Inc DBA Indepe
- Released
- 2020
- Pages
- 200
- ISBN13
- 9788027338788
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Women, Classics, USA, 20th century, Society, New York, Social Critique, Journey, Money, Intrigues, Poverty, Aristocracy, nobility, Decline
- First published
- 1905
- Original title
- The House of Mirth
- Rating
- 4.8 out of 5
- Description
- The House of Mirth tells the story of Lily Bart, a well-born but impoverished woman belonging to New York City's high society around the turn of the last century. Lily is a woman 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.