# The House Of Mirth

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- Book: [The House of Mirth](https://www.bookquiver.com/edith-wharton/the-house-of-mirth) ([The House of Mirth.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/edith-wharton/the-house-of-mirth.md))
- Authors: [Edith Wharton](https://www.bookquiver.com/edith-wharton)
- Publisher: Everyman
- ISBN: 978-18-5715-046-9
- Pages: 408
- Published: 1991-09-26
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

Lily Bart, beautiful, witty and sophisticated, is accepted by 'old money' and courted by the growing tribe of nouveaux riches. But as she nears thirty, her foothold becomes precarious; a poor girl with expensive tastes, she needs a husband to preserve her social standing, and to maintain her in the luxury she has come to expect. Whilst many have sought her, something—fastidiousness or integrity—prevents her from making a 'suitable' match.