The House of Mirth
Author(s): Wharton, Edith
Lily Bart lives among the nouveaux riches of New York City. In this aesthetically bankrupt world, Lily, seeks a husband who can satisfy her cravings for endless admiration and wealth. But her quest comes to an end when she is accused of being the mistress of a wealthy man. Exiled from her world of artificial conventions, she finds life impossible.
General Information
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- : Penguin Publishing Group
- : Penguin Publishing Group
- : 0.266
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Wharton, Edith
- : Paperback
- : 3
- : English
- : 813.52
- : 368
More About The Product
Edith Wharton was born Edith Newbold Jones on January 24, 1862, during the American Civil War. Wharton published her first short story in 1891; her first story collection, The Greater Inclination, in 1899; a novella called The Touchstone in 1900; and her first novel, a historical romance called The Valley of Decision, in 1902. The book that made Wharton famous was The House of Mirth, published in 1905. She died in 1937.