The house of mirth
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Scribner Classics, 1997.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Scribner Classics ed.
Physical Desc:
332 pages ; 25 cm
Status:
Description
This tragic love story reveals the destructive effects of wealth and social hypocrisy on Lily Bart, a ravishing beauty. Impoverished but well-born, Lily realizes a secure future depends on her acquiring a wealthy husband. Her downfall begins with a romantic indiscretion, intensifies with an accumulation of gambling debts, and climaxes in a maelstrom of social disasters.
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Location
Call Number
Status
Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/WHARTON
On Shelf
Middlefield/Coe Adult Collection
FIC CLA WHARTON
On Shelf
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0684842203 :
Notes
General Note
Introduction by Anita Brookner.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Wharton, E. (1997). The house of mirth. 1st Scribner Classics ed. Scribner Classics.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937. 1997. The House of Mirth. Scribner Classics.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937, The House of Mirth. Scribner Classics, 1997.
MLA Citation (style guide)Wharton, Edith. The House of Mirth. 1st Scribner Classics ed. Scribner Classics, 1997.
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