by EdithWharton (Author), JanetBeer (Editor), ElizabethNolan (Editor)
Edith Wharton's dark view of society, the sombre economics of marriage, and the powerlessness of the unwedded woman in the 1870s emerge dramatically in The House of Mirth. One of America's finest novels of manners, this is a tragic account of the human capacity for cruelty.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 486
Publisher: Broadview Pr
Published: 30 Sep 2005
ISBN 10: 1551115670
ISBN 13: 9781551115672