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1. The house of mirth

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Author:
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
Average Rating:
3.6 stars
Formats:
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Description:

The House of Mirth is an uncompromising depiction of 19th-century New York society. Lily Bart is a society lady who is unwilling to marry for love, but equally unwilling to marry as society dictates. She sabotages every advantageous opportunity she receives, until her society friends begin to hasten her downfall for their own ends.