{"id":4859,"date":"2017-03-11T08:59:01","date_gmt":"2017-03-11T15:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.litquotes.com\/blog\/?p=4859"},"modified":"2017-04-12T08:26:22","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T15:26:22","slug":"the-house-of-mirth-by-edith-wharton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.litquotes.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/the-house-of-mirth-by-edith-wharton\/","title":{"rendered":"The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton"},"content":{"rendered":"

The House of Mirth<\/strong><\/em> was was written by Edith Wharton and published as a book in October of 1905. (Earlier in that year it was serialized in Scribner’s Magazine<\/em>.) \u00a0The novel tells the tale of socialite Lily Bart as she deals with issues of money, a woman’s place in society and social expectations.<\/p>\n

“Half the trouble in life is caused by pretending there isn’t any.”<\/b>\u00a0~\u00a0The House of Mirth<\/a><\/i>\u00a0by\u00a0Edith Wharton<\/a><\/p>\n

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