House of Mirth Edith Wharton

Name: House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
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House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

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Edith Wharton's biting satire on New York society was considered shocking when it was originally published in 1905, and is considered by many to be her finest novel.

House of Mirth Summary

House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton's classic novel follows Lily Bart, a beautiful, witty and sophisticated New York socialite, popular with both 'old money' and the growing numbers of nouveaux riches, as she searches for a suitable husband. First published in 1905, The House of Mirth shocked the New York society it so deftly chronicles, portraying the moral, social and economic constraints on an independent woman who dared to claim the privileges of marriage without the responsibilities.

The House of Mirth is now a major FilmFour release starring Gillian Anderson (The X-Files), Eric Stoltz, Elizabeth McGovern, and Dan Ackroyd based on the classic novel by Edith Wharton. Sumptously filmed by Terrence Davies, and superbly acted, this film is an evocative adaptation that will appeal to fans of The Age of Innocence, Emma, and other successful costume dramas.

About Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was born into the whirl of New York Society which features in so much of her writing but was often dissatisfied with the expected life of a girl in her position. In particular she strived to improve her education, and her first poem was published aged 15, under the name of a friend's father, E. A. Washburn, who encouraged Edith's efforts to educate herself and be a writer. Her first novel was published when she was forty. Wharton is best known for her novels Ethan Frome, The House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence, and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930.

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Sku

GOR004930674

ISBN 13

9780752272498

ISBN 10

0752272497

Title

House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

Author

Edith Wharton

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Gill

Year published

2000-08-11

Number of pages

352

Prizes

N/A

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