The House of Mirth (Collins Classics) - Softcover

Wharton, Edith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0008110581 ISBN 13: 9780008110581

Publisher: William Collins, 2015

Synopsis

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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 for Lawrence Stern due to his modest income. She turns instead towards young millionaire, Percy Grace. During her pursuit of money and status, Lily becomes the agent of her own undoing. Events take a tragic turn and her reputation is ruined by scandal. She is unwilling to adhere to the standards of New York’s social elitism, which leads to devastating consequences.

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’.

About this title

Review:

‘its depiction of social mores and their influence gives it universal resonance.’ Guardian

‘crackling and complex prose’. Independent

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Collins
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0008110581
• ISBN 13: 9780008110581
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432