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The House of Mirth [with Biographical Introduction]

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Book Description
"The House of Mirth" is Edith Wharton's classic and tragic portrayal of Lily Bart, an intelligent New York socialite during the Victorian era, who seeks to secure a husband and a place in upper class society. Central to the theme of the novel is how the Victorian era offered women relatively few other alternatives to achieve upward social and economic mobility than through marriage. A classic depi... More
Book Information
PublisherDigireads.com
BindingKindle Edition (152 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages288
ISBN-10B000FC1CKA
Publication Date03/30/2004
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About Edith Wharton (Author) : Edith Wharton is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Edith Wharton include House of Mirth, Age of Innocence the, Ethan Frome (Unabridged).
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7/30/2007 Sara Holmes tagged as: I Read

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