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The House of Mirth (Collins Classics)
Edith Wharton
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Description for The House of Mirth (Collins Classics)
Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 34. Weight in Grams: 244.
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‘Do you remember what you said to me once? That you could help me only by loving me? Well-you did love me for a moment; and it helped me. It has always helped me.’
Lily Bart, an attractive young woman living in New York City, relies on beauty and charm to ensure economic survival. Determined to marry into wealth to support her expensive lifestyle, Lily denies her feelings ... Read more
Wharton’s stunning and disturbing commentary on the role of women in this irresponsible, hedonistic society will delight those enchanted by her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ‘The Age of Innocence’.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
William Collins
Condition
New
Series
Collins Classics
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780008110581
SKU
V9780008110581
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-98
About Edith Wharton
Edith Newbold Jones (Edith Wharton) (1862-1937) was born in New York City during the American Civil War. She enjoyed a diverse and successful career as an interior and garden designer, short story writer and celebrated novelist, and was famously the first woman to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Reviews for The House of Mirth (Collins Classics)
‘its depiction of social mores and their influence gives it universal resonance.’ Guardian ‘crackling and complex prose’. Independent