The house of mirth
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, [1905].
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Book
ISBN
0684842203 (Scribner Classics : 1997)
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Blanchard Community Library - Adult FictionFICOn Shelf
Blanchard Community Library - Adult FictionFICOn Shelf
Buellton Library - Adult FictionFICTION WHARTON,EOn Shelf
Santa Maria Public Library - Adult Fiction - ClassicsFIC CLA WHARTO 1905On Shelf
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Published
, [1905].
Language
English
ISBN
0684842203 (Scribner Classics : 1997)

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Originally published in 1905.
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Publishers and dates vary.
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Treated as a "blanket" record for the classic title. Other versions with criticism, illustrations, adaptations, etc. cataloged separately. CU/ktn 5/6/2011
Description
The House of Mirth is an uncompromising depiction of 19th-century New York society. Lily Bart is a society lady who is unwilling to marry for love, but equally unwilling to marry as society dictates. She sabotages every advantageous opportunity she receives, until her society friends begin to hasten her downfall for their own ends.
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Also available online as an ebook on the Project Gutenberg website.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Wharton, E. (1905). The house of mirth .

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937. 1905. The House of Mirth. .

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937. The House of Mirth , 1905.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wharton, Edith. The House of Mirth 1905.

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