The house of mirth
(Book)
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Published:
Viking Classics : North Haven, CT, 2024., ©2024
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Book
Edition:
Viking classics.
Physical Desc:
288 pages ; 23 cm
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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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Old Lyme A Fiction
FIC WHARTON
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9798865998501
Notes
General Note
Originally published: New York : Scribner ; London : Macmillan, 1905.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Wharton, E. (2024). The house of mirth. Viking classics. North Haven, CT.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937. 2024. The House of Mirth. North Haven, CT.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937, The House of Mirth. North Haven, CT, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Wharton, Edith. The House of Mirth. Viking classics. North Haven, CT, 2024.
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