The House of Mirth: With 18 Illustrations and a Free Audio Link.

The House of Mirth is a novel about New York socialite Lily Bart attempting to secure a husband and a place in rich society. It is one of the first novels about manners in American literature, and one of the first to openly explore how American Victorian society offered little social mobility for women.

It follows Lily's slow two-year social descent from privilege to a tragically lonely existence on the margins of society. Wharton uses Lily as an attack on, "An irresponsible, grasping and morally corrupt upper-class."

Highlights of this edition are:

* 18 illustrations and photos.

* A free web link to the full-length audio recording of the book to either listen to online, or download. (The audio link only works on the Kobo's Android and iOS apps).

* It is formatted for ease of use and enjoyment on your kobo reader.

* An active (easy to use) Table of Contents listing every chapter accessible from the kobo menu.

* Plus, about the Author section.

* 615 pages (in the kobo format) for a very low price.

This book is unabridged and appears as it was first intended. First published in 1905.

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