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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
- United States
- 1905
- Novel
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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Learn about the plot, characters, and themes of The House of Mirth, a classic novel by Edith Wharton that explores the social and economic challenges of the American gilded age. Find summaries, explanations, and analysis of the novel's major events and themes with SparkNotes Study Guide.
A comprehensive guide to Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth, a novel of manners that depicts the life of New York's high society in the Gilded Age. Find plot summary, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, literary devices and more.
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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1 de jun. de 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.
A summary of the plot of The House of Mirth, a novel by Edith Wharton about a young woman's efforts to maintain her social position in New York at the end of the 19th century. The novel follows Lily Bart's love life, financial struggles, and social challenges as she faces the consequences of her family's financial crisis and her own choices.
