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  • Published: 2 December 1991
  • ISBN: 9781857150469
  • Imprint: Everyman
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 408
  • RRP: $35.00

The House of Mirth





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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.

  • Published: 2 December 1991
  • ISBN: 9781857150469
  • Imprint: Everyman
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 408
  • RRP: $35.00

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Persuasion
The Black Tulip
The Lady of the Camellias
On Sparta
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Annals
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