The house of mirth

The house of mirth by Edith Wharton.

What Galsworthy did for Edwardian England, Wharton did for turn-of-the-century New York, and she did it to perfection in The House of Mirth. Hackles bristle discreetly, lips curl ever-so politely, and every breach of good taste is carefully recorded, as social aspirant Lily Bart launches a desperate...

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Main Author: Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Champaign, Ill. : Project Gutenberg, [199-?]
Series:Ebsco e-book purchased.
Subjects:
Single women > New York (State) > New York > Fiction.
Electronic resources (E-books)
New York (N.Y.) > Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Historical fiction.
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Summary:What Galsworthy did for Edwardian England, Wharton did for turn-of-the-century New York, and she did it to perfection in The House of Mirth. Hackles bristle discreetly, lips curl ever-so politely, and every breach of good taste is carefully recorded, as social aspirant Lily Bart launches a desperate bid for a place on the city's elite social register
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:0585014264 (electronic bk.)
9780585014265 (electronic bk.)

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