The House of Mirth

Edith Wharton (1862 - 1937)

The House of Mirth (1905), by Edith Wharton, 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 of manners in American literature, and one of the first to openly explore how American Victorian society offered little social mobility for women. (Summary from Wikipedia).

Genre(s): General Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Book One – Chapter 01 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 02 Book One – Chapter 02 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 03 Book One – Chapter 03 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 04 Book One – Chapter 04 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 05 Book One – Chapter 05 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 06 Book One – Chapter 06 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 07 Book One – Chapter 07 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 08 Book One – Chapter 08 Elizabeth Klett
00:28:24
Play 09 Book One – Chapter 09 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 10 Book One – Chapter 10 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 11 Book One – Chapter 11 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 12 Book One – Chapter 12 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 13 Book One – Chapter 13 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 14 Book One – Chapter 14 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 15 Book One – Chapter 15 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 16 Book Two – Chapter 01 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 17 Book Two – Chapter 02 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 18 Book Two – Chapter 03 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 19 Book Two – Chapter 04 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 20 Book Two – Chapter 05 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 21 Book Two – Chapter 06 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 22 Book Two – Chapter 07 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 23 Book Two – Chapter 08 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 24 Book Two – Chapter 09 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 25 Book Two – Chapter 10 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 26 Book Two – Chapter 11 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 27 Book Two – Chapter 12 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 28 Book Two – Chapter 13 Elizabeth Klett
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Play 29 Book Two – Chapter 14 Elizabeth Klett
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