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The house of mirth: Edith Wharton ; with an introduction by R.W.B. Lewis.

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Record Number 706190
ISBN 9780553904451 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
Author Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
Title The house of mirth [electronic resource] / Edith Wharton ; with an introduction by R.W.B. Lewis.
Edition Bantam reissue
Publisher/Date New York : Bantam Classic, 2008.
Pagination etc. xxi, 434 p. ; 18 cm.
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (p. [432]-434).
Summary Note Edith Wharton depicts the glittering salons of Gilded Age New York with precision and wit, even as she movingly portrays the obstacles that impeded women's choices at the turn of the century. The beautiful, much-desired Lily Bart has been raised to be one of the perfect wives of the wealthy upper class, but her spark of character and independent drive prevents her from becoming one of the many women who will succeed in those circles. Though her desire for a comfortable life means that she cannot marry for love without money, her resistance to the rules of the social elite endangers her many marriage proposals. As Lily spirals down into debt and dishonor, her story takes on the resonance of classic tragedy. One of Wharton's most bracing and nuanced portraits of the life of women in a hostile, highly ordered world, The House of Mirth exposes the truths about American high society that its denizens most wished to deny.
Subject Single women -- New York (State)New York -- 19th century -- Fiction
Social classes -- New York (State)New York -- 19th century -- Fiction
Upper class -- New York (State)New York -- 19th century -- Fiction
Women -- New York (State)New York -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Fiction
New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
New York (N.Y.) -- 19th century -- Fiction
Historical fiction.
Electronic books.
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