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House of Mirth : With Edith Wharton's Sought-After 'Introduction to the 1936 Edition' (Aziloth Books) by Edith Warton (2014, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherAziloth Books
ISBN-101909735523
ISBN-139781909735521
eBay Product ID (ePID)246232998
Product Key Features
Book TitleHouse of Mirth : With Edith Wharton's Sought-After 'Introduction to the 1936 Edition' (Aziloth Books)
Number of Pages264 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Romance / Historical / 20th Century, Satire
Publication Year2014
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorEdith Warton
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
TitleLeadingThe
SynopsisThe House of Mirth follows the career and final downfall of Lily Bart, a society beauty in turn of the century New York, whose financial security stands on very shaky ground. In a culture where money measures everything and morals are worn like fashionable garments, for appearances only, an essentially honest Lily is torn between offers of a loveless, financially secure marriage and one of love and relative poverty with the man she adores. By turns naive, worldly and reckless, her vacillating nature pulls her first in one direction, then the other, in a downward spiral towards eventual tragedy. Edith Wharton was born into the same social milieu she so successfully satirised in her novels, and The House of Mirth's scathing and perceptive view of New York's financial elite did not make her any friends among the American beau monde. Following the book's publication (and its tremendous literary success), Wharton left the United States permanently and spent the rest of her days in Europe., The House of Mirth follows the career and final downfall of Lily Bart, a society beauty in turn-of-the-century New York, whose financial security stands on very shaky ground. In a culture where money measures everything and morals are worn like fashionable garments, for appearances only, an essentially honest Lily is torn between offers of a loveless, financially secure marriage and one of love and relative poverty with the man she adores. By turns na ve, worldly and reckless, her vacillating nature pulls her first in one direction, then the other, in a downward spiral towards eventual tragedy. Edith Wharton was born into the same social milieu she so successfully satirised in her novels, and The House of Mirth 's scathing and perceptive view of New York's financial elite did not make her any friends among the American beau monde. Following the book's publication (and its tremendous literary success), Wharton left the United States permanently and spent the rest of her days in Europe.
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