The House of Mirth (Paperback, Second Edition)

This Norton Critical Edition includes: * The 1905 book edition of the novel, complete with A. B. Wenzell's eight original illustrations. * A preface and explanatory footnotes by Elizabeth Ammons. * An abundant selection of contextual material, including excerpts from Wharton's letters, contemporary reviews, six drawings by Charles Dana Gibson, Thorstein Veblen on conspicuous consumption, Charlotte Perkins Gilman on women and economics, and various others writing about women's place in society at the turn of the century. * Six modern critical views, considering issues of economics, race, materialism, body image, nature and feminism within the novel. * A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography.

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Norton Critical Editions, 0
Release date:	July 2018
First published:	2017
Authors:	Edith Wharton
Editors:	Elizabeth Ammons
Dimensions:	213 x 130 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	424
Edition:	Second Edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-62454-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	0-393-62454-4
Barcode:	9780393624540

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