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The house of mirth /

The story of young Lily Bart and her tragic sojourn among the upper class of turn-of-the-century New York. It touches upon the insidious effects of social convention and the sexual and financial aggression to which free-spirited women were exposed.

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Main Authors: Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937.
Group Author: Gordon, Mary, 1949-; Lewis, R. W. B. (Richard Warrington Baldwin)
Published: [Library of America] : Distributed to the U.S. by Penguin Group (USA),
Publisher Address: [New York, N.Y.?] :
Publication Dates: 2018.
©1990
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First Library of American pbk. Classic edition.
Series: Library of America paperback classics
Subjects:
1800-1899
Single women > New York (State) > New York > Fiction.
Social status > New York (State) > New York > Fiction.
Femmes seules > New York > New York > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Statut social > New York > New York > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Manners and customs.
Single women.
Social status.
New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs > 19th century > Fiction.
New York (State) > New York.
Novels.
Fiction.
Romans.
Summary: The story of young Lily Bart and her tragic sojourn among the upper class of turn-of-the-century New York. It touches upon the insidious effects of social convention and the sexual and financial aggression to which free-spirited women were exposed.
Item Description: "R. W.B. Lewis wrote the notes and chronology and selected the text."
Carrier Form: xviii, 371 pages ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 9781598530551
1598530550
Index Number: PS3545
CLC: I712.45
Call Number: I712.45/W553-29
Contents: Introduction / Mary Gordon -- The House of Mirth -- Chronology -- Note on the texts -- notes.

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