However, it was condemned by some as overly-critical of society's elite – and by "some" we mean, of course, "society's elite" themselves. The novel follows Lily Bart, a beautiful young woman on the hunt for a rich husband, as she navigates the social scene and suffers tragically at its self-serving hands.Īt the time of its publication, House of Mirth was critically and commercially a great success. She knew the ins and outs of high society like the back of her hand, and wealthy New York society is indeed the hot topic of House of Mirth. Wharton, in many of her novels, explores and exposes the opulent society in which she lived.
The House of Mirth was published in 1905 by Edith Wharton, a well-known writer from a famous and wealthy New York family.
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