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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.
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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.
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The House of Mirth is a tragic tale of the life of Miss Lily Bart, a beautiful young girl who is raised to aspire into wealth and luxury. Being raised as an ornament to catch the eye of a rich man, she is not skilled in anything except in the art of being beautiful and agreeable.
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LitCharts offers a comprehensive analysis of Edith Wharton's novel The House of Mirth, a classic of the \"novel of manners\" genre. Find summaries, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, and more.
1 de jun. de 1995 · A house in which no one ever dined at home unless there was “company”; a door-bell perpetually ringing; a hall-table showered with square envelopes which were opened in haste, and oblong envelopes which were allowed to gather dust in the depths of a bronze jar; a series of French and English maids giving warning amid a chaos of hurriedly-ransacked wardrobes and dress-closets; an equally ...
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.
