The House of Mirth

by Edith WHARTON (1862 - 1937)

Book One – Chapter 15

The House of Mirth

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).


Listen next episodes of The House of Mirth:
Book Two – Chapter 01 , Book Two – Chapter 02 , Book Two – Chapter 03 , Book Two – Chapter 04 , Book Two – Chapter 05 , Book Two – Chapter 06 , Book Two – Chapter 07 , Book Two – Chapter 08 , Book Two – Chapter 09 , Book Two – Chapter 10 , Book Two – Chapter 11 , Book Two – Chapter 12 , Book Two – Chapter 13 , Book Two – Chapter 14