The House of Mirth

WHARTON, Edith (New York, 1862 - Saint-Brice-sous-Foret, 1937),

ISBN 10: 0679725393 / ISBN 13: 9780679725398

Published by New York, Vintage Books/The Library of America Edition,, New York, 1990

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With an introduction by Mary Gordon . 8vo. pp. XVIII-372. . Perfetto (Mint). . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The House of Mirth
• Publisher: New York, Vintage Books/The Library of America Edition,, New York
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679725393
• ISBN 13: 9780679725398
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Perfetto (Mint)
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • literature: north-american

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Synopsis

Born in 1862 into an exclusive New York society -- against whose rigid mores she often rebelled -- Edith Wharton bridged the literary worlds of two continents and two centuries in her rich and glamorous life. The House of Mirth (1905), her tenth book, is the story of young Lily Bart and her tragic sojourn among the upper class of turn-of-the-century New York, touching upon the insidious effects of social convention and the sexual and financial aggression to which free spirited women exposed

About the Author

For the first time, the authoritative editions works by major American novelists, poets, scholars, and essayists collected in the hardcover volumes of The Library of America are being published singly in a series of handsome paperback books printed on acid-free paper. A distinguished writer has contributed an introduction for each volume, which also includes a chronology of the author's life and career, an essay on the text, and notes.