{"product_id":"the-house-of-mirth-9781840224191","title":"The House of Mirth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction and Notes by Janet Beer, Manchester Metropolitan University.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Lily Bart, aged 29, beautiful, impoverished and in need of a rich husband to safeguard her place in the social elite, and to support her expensive habits - her clothes, her charities and her gambling. Unwilling to marry without both love and money, Lily becomes vulnerable to the kind of gossip and slander which attach to a girl who has been on the marriage market for too long.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWharton charts the course of Lily's life, providing, along the way, a wider picture of a society in transition, a rapidly changing New York where the old certainties of manners, morals and family have disappeared and the individual has become an expendable commodity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/em\u003e was published in October 1905 to widespread critical acclaim. It became an instant bestseller and is regarded today as one of Edith Wharton's most accomplished and compelling social satires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordsworth Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781840224191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e50682 \/ House of Mirth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.7 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 26\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Edith Wharton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43096305238197,"sku":"9781840224191","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ae811b19-9175-40ab-a006-caf53e4e8923.jpg?v=1692805090","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-house-of-mirth-9781840224191","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}