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House Of Mirth

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 mans world The House of Mirth" sees Lily Bart beautiful and charming living among the wealthy families of New York but reluctant to finally commit herself to a husband. In her search for freedom and the happiness she feels she deserves Lily is ultimately ruined by scandal. Edith Whartons shattering novel created controversy on its publication in 1905 with its scathing portrayal of the worlds wealthy and the prison that marriage can become. The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First
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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 mans world The House of Mirth" sees Lily Bart beautiful & charming living among the wealthy families of New York but reluctant to finally commit herself to a husb&. In her search for freedom & the happiness she feels she deserves Lily is ultimately ruined by scandal. Edith Whartons shattering novel created controversy on its publication in 1905 with its scathing portrayal of the worlds wealthy & the prison that marriage can become. The Penguin English Library
- 100 editions of the best fiction in English from the eighteenth century & the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War."

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