num_pages: 450
description: This black comedy traces the downward spiral of a wellborn but penniless heroine, Lily Bart, who lives among the nouveau riche of New York City. Wharton presents a subtle but searing commentary on a society that desires women to be little more than hothouse flowers yet is willing to destroy such women should they dare to defy the dictates of artificial conventions.
language: English
title: The House of Mirth
titlecomplete: The House of Mirth (Transaction Large Print Books)
characters: Gus Trenor, Simon Rosedale, George Dorset, Lily Bart, Lawrence Selden, Bertha Dorset, Carry Fisher, Julia Peniston, Gerty Farish, Percy Gryce, Judy Trenor, Lily Bart, Lawrence Selden, Simon Rosedale, Judy Trenor, Gus Trenor, Percy Gryce, Bertha Dorset, George Dorset, Gerty Farish, Ju
genres: Fiction, Historical, American, Classic Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, New York, Historical Fiction, 20th Century
ratings_count: 95502
places: New York (State), New York City, New York
publisher: Transaction Pub Large Print