Ready Reference Treatise: The House of Mirth

“The House of Mirth” by Edith Wharton was first published in 1905. The book tells the story of Lily Bart. She is a well-born woman, but she is rendered without any money in the high society of New York City.

She was born in a rich family and brought up well. She was educated to become wife of a wealthy man. Unfortunately, she remains an unmarried woman who is deeply in debts and an uncertain future. The society happens to have created and destroyed this woman with a respectable family background.

Ready Reference Treatise: The House of Mirth
Copyright
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Plot Overview
Chapter Three: Major Characters
Chapter Four: Complete Summary
Book One
Book Two
Chapter Five: Critical Analysis