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The House of Mirth

by Edith Wharton

A New York socialite struggles to maintain a place among her wealthy friends in the face of her own diminished finances and fading youth.

Themes: Fiction · Drama

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On a Monday afternoon in the rushing crowd, Selden spots her where she shouldn't be—and she's never looked more radiant. He senses she's waiting for someone, and that every encounter might be part of her design.

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