ISBN: 9780486112695

A bestseller when it was originally published nearly a century ago, Wharton's first literary success was set amid the previously unexplored territory of fashionable, turn-of-the-century N… More...

A bestseller when it was originally published nearly a century ago, Wharton's first literary success was set amid the previously unexplored territory of fashionable, turn-of-the-century New York society, an area with which she was intimately familiar. The tragic love story reveals the destructive effects of wealth and social hypocrisy on Lily Bart, a ravishing beauty. Impoverished but well-born, Lily realizes a secure future depends on her acquiring a wealthy husband. Her downfall begins with a romantic indiscretion, intensifies with an accumulation of gambling debts, and climaxes in a maelstrom of social disasters. More a tale of social exclusion than of failed love, The House of Mirth reveals Wharton's compelling gifts as a storyteller and her clear-eyed observations of the savagery beneath the well-bred surface of high society. As with The Age of Innocence and Ethan Frome, this novel was also made into a successful motion picture. Dover Publications Classics iceberg slim;maintain social;physical relations;achieve financial;xx century;marry rich;cruel society;wealthy relatives;tragic heroine;manacles chaining;simon rosedale;desperate woman;percy gryce;eligible bachelors;social milieu;class women;financial success;american lit;social world;women friends;ethan frome;social position;social circles;upper echelons;gilded age;true happiness;upper crust;polite society;single woman;social standing;character studies;rich people;social mores;social status;boarding house;period piece;upper class;nineteenth century;social commentary;human nature;20th century;silverton;mirthful;dinginess;rungs;ecclesiastes;ornamental;twenty-nine;ornament;socialites;frivolity;moneyed;mirth;turn-of-the-century;1905;lilly;fools;prospects;downward;luxury;downfall;adaptation;feminist;george dorset;miss bart;lawrence seldon;edward cullen;lewis;mrs peniston;edith warton;cora;gerty farish;lawrence selden;judy trenor;jonathan franzen;new york city;france;books on physical relations;achieving financial;books on women friends;books on ethan fromes;books on social positions;books on character studies;books on nineteenth centuries;books on social worlds;marrying rich;books on single women;books on class women;books on financial successes;books on gilded ages;books on rich people;books on social statuses;books on xx centuries;books on desperate women;books on social circles;books on tragic heroines;books on social milieus;books on true happinesses;books on upper crusts 9780486420493 DE,GB,FR English Literature, Dover Publications<

ISBN: 9780486112695

Dover Publications Classics iceberg slim;maintain social;physical relations;achieve financial;xx century;marry rich;cruel society;wealthy relatives;tragic heroine;manacles chaining;simon … More...

Dover Publications Classics iceberg slim;maintain social;physical relations;achieve financial;xx century;marry rich;cruel society;wealthy relatives;tragic heroine;manacles chaining;simon rosedale;desperate woman;percy gryce;eligible bachelors;social milieu;class women;financial success;american lit;social world;women friends;ethan frome;social position;social circles;upper echelons;gilded age;true happiness;upper crust;polite society;single woman;social standing;character studies;rich people;social mores;social status;boarding house;period piece;upper class;nineteenth century;social commentary;human nature;20th century;silverton;mirthful;dinginess;rungs;ecclesiastes;ornamental;twenty-nine;ornament;socialites;frivolity;moneyed;mirth;turn-of-the-century;1905;lilly;fools;prospects;downward;luxury;downfall;adaptation;feminist;george dorset;miss bart;lawrence seldon;edward cullen;lewis;mrs peniston;edith warton;cora;gerty farish;lawrence selden;judy trenor;jonathan franzen;new york city;france;books on physical relations;achieving financial;books on women friends;books on ethan fromes;books on social positions;books on character studies;books on nineteenth centuries;books on social worlds;marrying rich;books on single women;books on class women;books on financial successes;books on gilded ages;books on rich people;books on social statuses;books on xx centuries;books on desperate women;books on social circles;books on tragic heroines;books on social milieus;books on true happinesses;books on upper crusts ,9780486420493 UK,GB,DE,ES,FR,IT, 20120302 English Literature, Dover Publications<

2012, ISBN: 9780486112695

A bestseller when it was originally published nearly a century ago, Wharton's first literary success was set amid the previously unexplored territory of fashionable, turn-of-the-century N… More...

A bestseller when it was originally published nearly a century ago, Wharton's first literary success was set amid the previously unexplored territory of fashionable, turn-of-the-century New York society, an area with which she was intimately familiar. The tragic love story reveals the destructive effects of wealth and social hypocrisy on Lily Bart, a ravishing beauty. Impoverished but well-born, Lily realizes a secure future depends on her acquiring a wealthy husband. Her downfall begins with a romantic indiscretion, intensifies with an accumulation of gambling debts, and climaxes in a maelstrom of social disasters. More a tale of social exclusion than of failed love, The House of Mirth reveals Wharton's compelling gifts as a storyteller and her clear-eyed observations of the savagery beneath the well-bred surface of high society. As with The Age of Innocence and Ethan Frome, this novel was also made into a successful motion picture. eBook Edith Wharton ePUB, Guilford Publications, 02.03.2012, Guilford Publications, 2012<

2012, ISBN: 9780486112695

eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), [PU: Dover Publications], Dover Publications, 2012

2012, ISBN: 9780486112695

eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), [PU: Dover Publications], Dover Publications, 2012