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by Edith Wharton

The House of Mirth was published in 1905 when Edith Wharton was forty-three. She had done very little fiction writing up to that point but had some practice with volumes of short stories and an historical "romantic chronicle" called The Valley of Decision. New York upper-class society presented her…

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Posted By a h #243301 at Apr 20, 2012 8:17 AM

why does why Wharton choose this title for her novel "The House of Mirth"?

please help me with this. why she choose this title i know its from verse in the bible but why did she choose it?

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Posted By fefe a #243299 at Apr 17, 2012 3:40 PM

 

Posted By fefe a #243299 at Apr 17, 2012 6:31 AM

i need an example about the theme of morality

the example should be from the novel The House of Mirth

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Posted By fefe a #243299 at Apr 14, 2012 1:48 PM

critique the racialized treatment of Simon Rosedale? how does Wharton deploy anti-semitism in her condemnation of social climbers?

this question from the novel The House of Mirth i want to answer it in esay form with example
quickly please

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