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  The House of Mirth (Norton Critical Editions) (Paperback) By (author) Edith Wharton, Edited by Elizabeth Ammons

  

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  Short Description for The House of MirthUsing 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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  • Publisher: WW Norton & Co
  • Published: 18 April 1990
  • Format: Paperback 384 pages
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  • Categories: Anthologies (non-poetry) | Contemporary Fiction
  • ISBN 13: 9780393959017 ISBN 10: 0393959015
  • Sales rank: 153,457

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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.