The House of Mirth
$23.12
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
4 May 2012
Summary
Launching a major new paperback series - Penguin English Library
The Penguin English Library Edition of The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
“It was characteristic of her that she always roused speculation, that her simplest acts seemed the result of far-reaching intentions”
A searing, shocking tale of women as consumer items in a man’s world, The House of Mirth sees Lily Bart, beautiful and charming, living among the wealthy families of New York but reluctant to finall…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141199023 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141199024 |
| Author: | Edith Wharton |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 4 May 2012 |
| Weight: | 288g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 127mm x 19mm |
| Series: | The Penguin English Library |
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About The Author
Edith Wharton
Edith Newbold Jones (Edith Wharton) (1862-1937) was born in New York City during the American Civil War. She enjoyed a diverse and very successful career as interior and garden designer, short story writer and award-winning novelist. It was The House of Mirth, published in 1905, that made Wharton famous, and in 1921 she became the first woman to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Her great novella Ethan Frome is also published in the Penguin English Library.
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