《The House of Mirth (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (B&N Classics)》是Barnes & Noble出版的圖書，作者是Edith Wharton
基本介紹
- 書名：The House of Mirth (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (B&N Classics)
- 作者：Edith Wharton
- 出版社：Barnes & Noble
- 出版時間：2003年10月1日
- 定價：4.95 美元
- 裝幀：Mass Market Paperback
- ISBN：9781593081041
內容簡介
Edith Wharton’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 The House of Mirth. 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 busine...(展開全部) Edith Wharton’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 The House of Mirth. 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. One of America’s finest novels of manners, The House of Mirth is a beautifully written and ultimately tragic account of the human capacity for cruelty.
