The House Of Mirth
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A devastating portrait of Gilded Age New York society, The House of Mirth chronicles the tragic decline of Lily Bart, a beautiful and intelligent woman caught between her desire for wealth and her moral integrity. Edith Wharton presents a razor-sharp critique of the shallow, mercenary world of Manhattan's upper class at the turn of the twentieth century, where a woman's worth is measured entirely by her social currency and marriageability. With wit as cutting as it is sorrowful, Wharton illustrates how Lily's proud refusal to fully compromise her values condemns her to a slow and devastating fall from grace. First published in 1905, the novel remains one of American literature's most incisive examinations of class, gender, and the brutal cost of independence in a world designed to punish it.
Author: Edith Wharton
Format: Paperback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A devastating portrait of Gilded Age New York society, The House of Mirth chronicles the tragic decline of Lily Bart, a beautiful and intelligent woman caught between her desire for wealth and her moral integrity. Edith Wharton presents a razor-sharp critique of the shallow, mercenary world of Manhattan's upper class at the turn of the twentieth century, where a woman's worth is measured entirely by her social currency and marriageability. With wit as cutting as it is sorrowful, Wharton illustrates how Lily's proud refusal to fully compromise her values condemns her to a slow and devastating fall from grace. First published in 1905, the novel remains one of American literature's most incisive examinations of class, gender, and the brutal cost of independence in a world designed to punish it.