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The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton (1905)
Lily Bart, beautiful and intelligent but impoverished, navigates New York high society's marriage market with increasing desperation, unable to secure the wealthy husband she needs or abandon the world that is slowly destroying her.
Historical Significance:
Edith Wharton's first major novel was serialized in Scribner's Magazine in 1905, boosting circulation by 100,000 copies. The novel sold 140,000 copies in its first year — extraordinary for liter...
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Lily Bart, beautiful and intelligent but impoverished, navigates New York high society's marriage market with increasing desperation, unable to secure the wealthy husband she needs or abandon the world that is slowly destroying her.
Historical Significance:
Edith Wharton's first major novel was serialized in Scribner's Magazine in 1905, boosting circulation by 100,000 copies. The novel sold 140,000 copies in its first year — extraordinary for liter...
Read free on BoingyBooks: https://boingybooks.com/marketplace/product.php?id=158
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