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ISBN: 9780393959017 - The House of Mirth
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The House of Mirth

Edith Wharton
Elizabeth Ammons

ISBN: 9780393959017
Format: Paperback
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Edition: Critical edition


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Using text taken from the original 1905 edition, this novel highlights the position of women in turn of the century America. Contemporary articles concerning the role of women are included to enable students to place the novel within its context. Six contemporary reviews of the work are included.

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Highlighting the position of women in turn of the century America, this novel uses the text from the original 1905 edition, including eight contemporary illiustrations. A section on backgrounds and contexts reprints selections from Edith Wharton's letters, contemporary articles about vocations for women and excerpts from the work of women thinkers of the time, all enabling the student to place the novel in its context. Six contemporary reviews of the novel and six modern critical essays complete the criticism section.
 
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