The House of Mirth
by:
Edith Wharton (author)
Beautiful, witty, and sophisticated, Lily Bart is accepted by “old money” and courted by the growing tribe of nouveaux riches. But as she nears thirty, her foothold becomes precarious. A poor girl with expensive tastes, she needs a husband to preserve her social standing and to maintain the...
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Beautiful, witty, and sophisticated, Lily Bart is accepted by “old money” and courted by the growing tribe of nouveaux riches. But as she nears thirty, her foothold becomes precarious. A poor girl with expensive tastes, she needs a husband to preserve her social standing and to maintain the luxury she has come to expect. While many have sought her, something—fastidiousness or integrity—prevents her from making a “suitable” match.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
2940000749555 (0000749559)
Publish date: December 1st 2008
Publisher: B&R Samizdat Express
Edition language: English
La lumière que Mrs. Fisher projetait sur la situation était comme une matinée d'hiver limpide, mais morne. Elle dessinait les faits avec une froide précision que ne modifiaient ni ombre ni couleur, comme réfractée par une clôture de murs nus: Mrs. Fisher avait ouvert les fenêtres par lesquelles aucu...
This is a well-written, engaging classic with complex characters and psychological insight, though a depressingly predictable story. Published in 1905 and set in the wealthy New York society of the late nineteenth century, this feels in many ways like a 19th century British novel, populated by indep...
This was a rather depressing novel than I thought it would be. The story is extremely melancholic from the beginning till the very end. Though the story here moves at a snail's pace but it is compensated by beautiful writing!Lily Bart the protagonist is one of the most complicated character I have e...
I read this book calmly , but grimly, since at some point, after another frustrating event, I googled the ending and I found this text, among others - an interesting read), and overall would give this book 4 stars - simply because it is not as excellent narration- and scope-wise as The Age of Innoce...
Completely amazing. Upon finishing the book earlier this year, I wrote the above fragment. After I had a chance to digest the book, I posted a review of it in various other places, which I am now posting here. I want to elaborate on why I found this book to be completely amazing. This was onl...
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