The House of Mirth — Edith Wharton
The House of Mirth
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The House of Mirth
Edith WhartonThese considerations have led straight to the great the central matter of subject and inextricably interwoven with it are the subsidiary points of form and style both of which ought as it were to spring naturally out of the particular theme chosen for representation Form might perhaps for present purposes be defined as the order in time and importance in which the incidents of the narrative are grouped and style as the way in which they are presented not only in the narrower sense of language but also and rather as they are grasped and coloured by their medium the narrator s mind and given back in his words It is the quality of the medium which gives these incidents their quality style in this sense is the most personal ingredient in the combination of things out of which any work of art is made Words are the exterior symbols of thought and it is only by their exact use that the writer can keep on his subject the close and patient hold which fishes the murex up and steeps his creation in unfading colours
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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
COLLINS CLASSICS
Yayınevi COLLINS CLASSICS Yazar EDITH WHARTON Dil İNGİLİZCE Sayfa Sayısı 420 SAYFA Yıl 2015
HarperCollins
Do you remember what you said to me once That you could help me only by loving me Well you did love me for a moment and it helped me It has always helped me Lily Bart an attractive young woman living in New York City relies on beauty and charm to ensure economic survival Determined to marry into wealth to support her expensive lifestyle Lily denies her feelings for Lawrence Stern due to his modest income She turns instead towards young millionaire Percy Grace During her pursuit of money and status Lily becomes the agent of her own undoing Events take a tragic turn and her reputation is ruined by scandal She is unwilling to adhere to the standards of New York s social elitism which leads to devastating consequences Wharton s stunning and disturbing commentary on the role of women in this irresponsible hedonistic society will delight those enchanted by her Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Age of Innocence
Harper Collins
Do you remember what you said to me once That you could help me only by loving me Well you did love me for a moment and it helped me It has always helped me Lily Bart an attractive young woman living in New York City relies on beauty and charm to ensure economic survival Determined to marry into wealth to support her expensive lifestyle Lily denies her feelings for Lawrence Stern due to his modest income She turns instead towards young millionaire Percy Grace During her pursuit of money and status Lily becomes the agent of her own undoing Events take a tragic turn and her reputation is ruined by scandal She is unwilling to adhere to the standards of New York s social elitism which leads to devastating consequences Wharton s stunning and disturbing commentary on the role of women in this irresponsible hedonistic society will delight those enchanted by her Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Age of Innocence
COLLINS CLASSIC
Do you remember what you said to me once That you could help me only by loving me Well you did love me for a moment and it helped me It has always helped me Lily Bart an attractive young woman living in New York City relies on beauty and charm to ensure economic survival Determined to marry into wealth to support her expensive lifestyle Lily denies her feelings for Lawrence Stern due to his modest income She turns instead towards young millionaire Percy Grace During her pursuit of money and status Lily becomes the agent of her own undoing Events take a tragic turn and her reputation is ruined by scandal She is unwilling to adhere to the standards of New York s social elitism which leads to devastating consequences Wharton s stunning and disturbing commentary on the role of women in this irresponsible hedonistic society will delight those enchanted by her Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Age of Innocence