description: Edith Wharton's classic tale of social mores in early-20th-century New York focuses on the travails of Lily Bart, a ravishing young woman who lacks a fortune of her own and needs to find a wealthy husband in order to secure her position. Torn between her desire for freedom and the rigid conventions of upper-class society, Lily tragically misses her chance for real love with the intellectually refined attorney Lawrence Selden, the one man who could make her happy.
language: English
title: The House of Mirth
titlecomplete: The House of Mirth
characters: Simon Rosedale, George Dorset, Gerty Farish, Bertha Dorset, Gus Trenor, Carry Fisher, Percy Gryce, Julia Peniston, Judy Trenor, Lily Bart, Lawrence Selden, Simon Rosedale, Judy Trenor, Gus Trenor, Percy Gryce, Bertha Dorset, George Dorset, Gerty Farish, Ju, Lawrence Selden, Lily Bart
genres: Classics, New York, Historical, Fiction, Novels, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Literature, 20th Century, American
ratings_count: 95510
places: New York City, New York, New York (State)
publisher: Signet Classics