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Edith Wharton The House of Mirth (Paperback). Title: The House of Mirth. Author: Edith Wharton. Wharton’s first literary success—a devastatingly accurate portrait of New York’s aristocracy at the turn of the century—is considered by many to be her most important novel, and Lily Bart her most unforgettable character. Further DetailsTitle: The House of Mirth Condition: New Author: Edith Wharton Contributor: Jennifer Egan (Introduction by) Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 1982141794 EAN: 9781982141790 ISBN: 9781982141790 Edition: Reissue Publisher: Scribner Genre: Fiction Topic: Historical Fiction Release Date: 01/23/2020 Description: A bestseller when it was published nearly a century ago, this literary classic critiquing New York City ’ s Gilded Age elite established Edith Wharton as one of the most important American writers in the twentieth century—now with a new introduction from Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jennifer Egan. Wharton’s first literary success—a devastatingly accurate portrait of New York’s aristocracy at the turn of the century—is considered by many to be her most important novel, and Lily Bart her most unforgettable character. Impoverished but well-born, the beautiful and beguiling Lily realizes a secure future depends on her acquiring a wealthy husband. But with her romantic indiscretion, gambling debts, and a maelstrom of social disasters, Lily’s ill-fated attempt to rise to the heights of society ultimately leads to her downfall. From the conventionality of old New York to the forced society of the French Riviera, from old money to the nouveaux riches, Wharton weaves a brilliantly satiric yet sensitive exploration of manners and morality. The House of Mirth reveals Wharton’s unparalleled gifts as a storyteller and her clear-eyed observations of the savagery beneath the well-bred surface of high society. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 203mm Item Length: 133mm Item Width: 25mm Item Weight: 327g Release Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
