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The House of Mirth
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Any anyone watching this or listening who hasn't hasn't tried a bit of the house of mirth or the age of innocence. They are stunning.
The best things said about it
Mine is I think the house of Mirth by Edith Warden.
Our portrait of Edith Wharton whose serial novel and scribers the house of Mirth is so eagerly discussed this summer is reproduced with her approval.
Why people recommend it
The House of Mirth is a classic novel by Edith Wharton that chronicles the tragic social descent of Lily Bart in high-society New York. Andrew Hunter Murray recommended the novel on How I Write, calling Wharton's work stunning alongside her other major publications. Jennifer Egan also named the book as her most-read work during an appearance on The Book Review. Tina Jordan discussed the rich history of the novel on the same podcast, noting how its initial serialization in Scribner's divided New York society due to its unflattering portrayal of the elite. Jordan and other guests explored how the book provoked months of passionate reader letters and was subsequently reviewed as a complete volume once the serial concluded. Some contemporary critics initially doubted whether the story would reach a logical or satisfying dramatic conclusion, but the novel has since endured as a masterpiece of American literature. Its sharp critique of materialism and social expectation continues to captivate modern readers and writers alike, securing its place as a vital exploration of class, morality, and personal agency within rigid societal structures.
Every mention
Andrew Hunter Murray Any anyone watching this or listening who hasn't hasn't tried a bit of the house of mirth or the age of inn… 1
“Any anyone watching this or listening who hasn't hasn't tried a bit of the house of mirth or the age of innocence. They are stunning.”
Jennifer Egan mine is I think the house of Mirth by Edith Warden 1
“mine is I think the house of Mirth by Edith Warden”
Tina Jordan our portrait of Edith Wharton whose serial novel and scribers the house of Mirth is so eagerly discussed th… 5
“our portrait of Edith Wharton whose serial novel and scribers the house of Mirth is so eagerly discussed this summer is reproduced with her approval”
“and it's important to note that when this Photograph and this issue appeared the house of Mirth was really dividing New York Society with its less than flattering depiction of some of its members”
“and then months after the serial concluded and the house of Mirth I believe took a full year to run they would then revieww the book as a whole when it came out”
“some people felt that quote the house of Mirth like most Society novels promises to reach no logical or dramatic conclusions likely to end in the air with a question mark”
“but the one I love was the house of Mirth by Edith Wharton which drove people to write letters for 6 months”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Yeah, I mean, it's part of Edith Wharton's art too, but like nobody wants to actually live in the House of Mirth.”
“anyway goes on to talk about books like the house of Mirth which have sold 75,000 books like Uncle Tom's Cabin which the book seller says sold 2 million copies”