![]() ![]() But despite her impoverished means, Lily is cultured and discerning, a product of her upbringing that values wealth and luxury and abhors dinginess in all its forms.īeing a part of the elite New York social circle – a world of Trenors, Dorsets and Brys – demands verve and personality of which Lily has plenty, and money of which Lily pretty much has none. In her late twenties, Lily is now an orphan. Our protagonist Lily Bart is beautiful, sophisticated, witty – the cynosure of all eyes. ![]() The House of Mirth is one of Edith Wharton’s top-tier New York society novels showcasing the social trajectory of its unforgettable heroine, Lily Bart, and the ultimate price she pays for defying convention. Not surprisingly, The House of Mirth is another brilliant read, fully deserving of its classic status. Since then, I have read the marvelous The Custom of the Country as well as her New York Stories, an excellent publication by NYRB Classics. The first novel I read by her was The Age of Innocence, which blew me away. ![]()
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