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The House of Mirth

Author
Edith Wharton
Read by
James Harrington
Language
English
Length
12 hours 2 minutes
ISBN
9781911065951
Published
2 August 2024
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Edith Wharton
  • The House of Mirth
  • romance
  • New York
  • high society
  • naturalism
  • manners
  • social order
  • family
  • psychological

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"The House of Mirth" by Edith Wharton intricately portrays the life and social struggles of Lily Bart, a beautiful but impoverished woman navigating New York’s elite society in the early 1900s. With her beauty as her only asset, Lily grapples with the pressures of wealth, status, and societal expectations. As she teeters on the edge of scandal and financial ruin, Wharton masterfully examines themes of ambition, morality, and the harsh realities of a merciless social world.

Author

Edith Wharton (1862–1937) was born into old New York money, married badly, and wrote her way into a life of her own — much of it in France. The House of Mirth follows a woman who cannot afford a misstep; The Age of Innocence won the Pulitzer, the first for a woman in fiction. Drawing rooms, divorces, and the cost of being seen: she knew the furniture from the inside. Luxury is a trap with excellent lighting.

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