The House of Mirth tells the story of Lily Bart, a wellborn but impoverished woman belonging to New York Citys high society around the turn of the twentieth century.She is a stunning beauty who, though raised and educated to marry well both socially and economically, is reaching her 29th year, an age when her youthful blush is drawing to a close and her marital prospects are becoming ever more limited.The novel follows Lilys slow twoyear social descent from privilege to a tragically lonely existence on the margins of society.Before publication as a book on October 14, 1905,The House of Mirthwas serialized inScribners Magazinebeginning in January 1905. It attracted a readership among housewives and businessmen alike. Charles Scribner wrote Wharton in November 1905 that the novel was showing "the most rapid sale of any book ever published by Scribner."By the end of December sales had reached 140,000 copies.Whartons royalties were valued at more than half a million dollars in todays currency. The commercial and critical success ofThe House of Mirthsolidified Whartons reputation as a major novelist.This case laminate collectors edition includes a Victorian inspired dustjacket.

Binding: Hardback;304 pages; Publisher: Engage Books; Classification: FA; Weight: 738 g; Dimensions: 160 x 242 x 27

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