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The House of Mirth

Wharton creates a portrait of a stunning beauty who, though raised and educated to marry well both socially and economically, is reaching her 29th year, an age when her youthful blush is drawing to a close and her marital prospects are becoming ever more limited. The House of Mirth traces Lily's slow two-year social descent from privilege to a tragically lonely existence on the margins of society.

Top Cast

  • Katherine Corri Harris

    Katherine Corri Harris

    Lily Bart

  • Henry Kolker

    Henry Kolker

    Lawrence Selden

  • Christine Mayo

    Christine Mayo

    Bertha Trenor-Dorset

  • Joseph Kilgour

    Joseph Kilgour

    Augustus Trenor-Dorset

  • Lottie Briscoe

    Lottie Briscoe

    Gertie Farish

  • Edward Abeles

    Edward Abeles

    Simon Rosedale

  • Maggie Western

    Maggie Western

    Mrs. Haffen

  • Pauline Welch

    Pauline Welch

    Nettie Struthers

  • Nellie Parker Spaulding

    Nellie Parker Spaulding

    Mrs. Penniston

Overview

Wharton creates a portrait of a stunning beauty who, though raised and educated to marry well both socially and economically, is reaching her 29th year, an age when her youthful blush is drawing to a close and her marital prospects are becoming ever more limited. The House of Mirth traces Lily's slow two-year social descent from privilege to a tragically lonely existence on the margins of society.

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