House of Mirth

Published in 1905 to immediate critical and commercial success, Edith Wharton’s enduringly popular novel of manners is a brilliant evocation of the economic and social changes wrought by the Gilded Age, as well as a universal satire on the constraints and follies of upper-crust conventions.

Publicat in 1905, cu succes critic si comercial imediat, romanul de bune maniere al lui Edith Wharton este o evocare stralucitoare a schimbarilor economice si sociale aduse de Epoca de Aur, precum si o satira universala asupra constrangerilor si nebunilor conventiilor din partea superioara.