House of Mirth
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(94 ratings)286 pages1905CreateSpace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN 9781548603205
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About this book
Beautiful, intelligent, and hopelessly addicted to luxury, Lily Bart is the heroine of this Wharton masterpiece. Lily Bart is a woman who has trained all of her life to be in the upper class. She has style, and grace, and beauty. What she doesn't have is money. Will she find a suitable husband before time runs out? This is a damning portrayal of the idle class.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Published
- 1905
- Pages
- 286
- ISBN
- 9781548603205
About Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer and designer. *The Age of Innocence* (1920) won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for literature, making her the first woman to win the award. She spoke fluent French as well as several other languages and many of her books were published in both French and English. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Wharton
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