Description
| Product ID: | 9780140187298 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | The House of Mirth |
| Authors: | Author: Edith Wharton |
| Page Count: | 368 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Lily Bart lives among the nouveaux riches of New York City. In this aesthetically bankrupt world, Lily, seeks a husband who can satisfy her cravings for endless admiration and wealth. But her quest comes to an end when she is accused of being the mistress of a wealthy man. Exiled from her world of artificial conventions, she finds life impossible. A black comedy of manners about vast wealth and a woman who can define herself only through the perceptions of others. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1993-11-25 |
