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Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth

Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth

Edith Wharton, Dawn Keeler

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Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth

Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth

Edith Wharton, Dawn Keeler

Overview

Based on the classic story that helped to establish Edith Wharton as the first great American woman novelist, this moving play vividly brings to the stage Lily Bart's flamboyant progress through the glorious whirl of New York's high society, circa 1905, and her tragic fall. The satirical love story is staged as a series of flashbacks over her coffin. Faithful to Edith Wharton's distinct style of dialogue, this dramatic version opened to acclaim in London.

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  • Caution Alcohol Alcohol

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  • Genre: Adaptation (Literature), Period
  • Time Period: Victorian (British and American)
  • Target Audience: Adult

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Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton was born on January 24, 1862, to a wealthy and prominent family in New York society. She began publishing short stories in the 1890s, and in 1897, she published her first book, “The Decoration of Houses,” written with Ogden Codman. She found success with the nov ...
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