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Wharton, Edith

The House Of Mirth

Scribner Paper Fiction (Jul 01, 1987)

9780020554301

| Mass Market Paperback

464 pages | 109 x 178 mm | English

$ 5.00 | Value: $ 5.00

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Dewey F WHA

LC Classification PS3545.H16 .H68 1987

LC Control No. 86031684

Genre

Fiction

Subject

New York (N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.) - Fiction
Psychological Fiction
Single Women - Fiction
Single Women/ Fiction

Plot

Faced with an array of wealthy suitors, New York socialite Lily Bart falls in love with lawyer Lawrence Selden, whose lack of money spoils their chances for happiness together. Dubious business deals and accusations of liaisons with a married man diminish Lily's social status, and as she makes one bad choice after another, she learns how venal and brutally unforgiving the upper crust of New York can be. One of America's finest novels of manners, The House of Mirth is a beautifully written and ultimately tragic account of the human capacity for cruelty.