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The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

Meyers, Jeffrey
Wharton, Edith
Meyers, Jeffrey

Paperback

Series: Barnes & Noble Classics

Classic Fiction

Publisher Price: $10.95

ISBN10: 1593081537
ISBN13: 9781593081539
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Classics
Published: Aug 26 2004
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.73
Height: 1.08 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LI&&RThe House of Mirth&&L/I&&R, by &&LSTRONG&&REdith Wharton&&L/B&&R, is part of the &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R&&LI&&R &&L/I&&Rseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R: &&LDIV&&R
  • New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
  • Biographies of the authors
  • Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events
  • Footnotes and endnotes
  • Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work
  • Comments by other famous authors
  • Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations
  • Bibliographies for further reading
  • Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate
All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics &&L/I&&Rpulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works.&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LSTRONG&&R&&L/B&&R &&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LSTRONG&&REdith Wharton&&L/B&&R's dark view of society, the somber economics of marriage, and the powerlessness of the unwedded woman in the 1870s emerge dramatically in the tragic novel &&LI&&RThe House of Mirth&&L/I&&R. Faced with an array of wealthy suitors, New York socialite Lily Bart falls in love with lawyer Lawrence Selden, whose lack of money spoils their chances for happiness together. Dubious business deals and accusations of liaisons with a married man diminish Lily's social status, and as she makes one bad choice after another, she learns how venal and brutally unforgiving the upper crust of New York can be. &&LBR&&R&&LBR&&ROne of America's finest novels of manners, &&LI&&RThe House of Mirth&&L/I&&R is a beautifully written and ultimately tragic account of the human capacity for cruelty.&&LBR&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LP style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&&R&&LSTRONG&&RJeffrey Meyers&&L/B&&R&&L/B&&R, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, has published forty-three books, including biographies of Ernest Hemingway, Edmund Wilson, Robert Frost, D. H. Lawrence, Joseph Conrad, and George Orwell.&&L/P&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R

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