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The House of Mirth is a 1905 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.
- Edith Wharton
- 1905
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A summary of the plot and themes of The House of Mirth, a novel by Edith Wharton about Lily Bart, a young woman who struggles to maintain her social status in New York. The summary covers the first book of the novel, which depicts Lily's efforts to marry a rich man and her relationship with Lawrence Selden.
First published in 1905, The House of Mirth shocked the New York society it so deftly chronicles, portraying the moral, social and economic restraints on a woman who dared to claim the privileges of marriage without assuming the responsibilities.
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In her tragic 1905 novel The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton offers a stark dramatization of the powerlessness of women in the Gilded Age New York of the 1870s. Unmarried socialite Lily Bart falls in love with lawyer Lawrence Selden, whose lack of money spoils their chances for happiness together.
The House of Mirth, novel by Edith Wharton, published in 1905. The story concerns the tragic fate of the beautiful and well-connected but penniless Lily Bart, who at age 29 lacks a husband to secure her position in society.
Jun 1, 1995 · The Project Gutenberg eBook of The house of Mirth, by Edith Wharton This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
