The House of Mirth (Wordsworth Classics) 欢乐房屋 9781840224191

TheHouseofMirthtellsthestoryofLilyBart,aged29,beautiful,impoverishedandinneedofarichhusbandtosafeguardherplaceinthesocialelite,andtosupportherexpensivehabits-herclothes,hercharitiesandhergambling.Unwillingtomarrywithoutbothloveandmoney,Lilybecomesvulnerabletothekindofgossipandslanderwhichattachtoagirlwhohasbeenonthemarriagemarketfortoolong.WhartonchartsthecourseofLily’slife,providing,alongtheway,awiderpictureofasocietyintransition,arapidlychangingNewYorkwheretheoldcertaintiesofmanners,moralsandfamilyhavedisappearedandtheindividualhasbecomeanexpendablecommodity.TheHouseofMirthwasPublishedinOctober1950towidespreadcriticalaclaim.itbecameaninstantbest-sellerandisregardedtodayasoneofEdithWharton'smostaccomplishedandcompellingsocialsatires.