The House Of Mirth

WHARTON, Edith

Published by John Lehmann, 1953

About this Item

WHARTON, Edith [351] pp. John Lehmann 1953 8 1/8" x 5 5/8" The drawings on the jacket are by Christopher Cornford 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 in the 1890s. The House of Mirth traces Lily's slow two-year social descent from privilege to a lonely existence on the margins of society. In the words of one scholar, Wharton uses Lily as an attack on "an irresponsible, grasping and morally corrupt upper class.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The House Of Mirth
• Publisher: John Lehmann
• Publication Date: 1953
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
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