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The House of Mirth is a novel by American author Edith Wharton, published on 14 October 1905. It tells the story of Lily Bart, a well-born but impoverished woman belonging to New York City's high society in the 1890s. [a] The House of Mirth traces Lily's slow two-year social descent from privilege to a lonely existence on the margins of society ...
The House of Mirth is a 2000 drama film written and directed by Terence Davies. An adaptation of Edith Wharton's 1905 novel The House of Mirth, the film stars Gillian Anderson. It is an international co-production between the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States.
The House of Mirth Originally published 1905 Wharton's great novel of manners tells the tale of the beautiful Lily Bart and her slow social descent from the upper echelons of New York society.
At the time, Wharton described the main house as "incurably ugly.” Wharton agreed to pay $80,000 for the property, and she spent thousands more to alter the home's facade, decorate the interior, and landscape the grounds. Page from original manuscript of The House of Mirth, in Edith Wharton's hand
Gillian Anderson paid tribute to Terence Davies, the British filmmaker who directed one of her most acclaimed performances for “The House of Mirth,” crediting him with giving her “my first ...
The House of Mirth is a 1981 American television film directed by Adrian Hall. It is based on Edith Wharton's 1905 novel of the same name. It stars Geraldine Chaplin as the protagonist, Lily Bart. The film was part-funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. [1]
The House of Mirth is a 1918 American silent melodrama film directed by French film director Albert Capellani, starring Katherine Harris Barrymore as Lily Bart. [1] It is a cinema adaptation of Edith Wharton 's 1905 novel The House of Mirth and the first-ever cinema adaptation of any of her work.
The Disillusion of Marriage: The Failing Quest for Happiness in Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth, Summer, and The Custom of the Country (Thesis). State University of New York at Buffalo. State University of New York at Buffalo.