The House Of Mirth is one of Edith Wharton’s rare and genuine masterpieces; an enchanting work of artistry deserving of the label in a thousand different ways. 

Published in hundreds of editions and translated into virtually every modern language, it has not been out of print since 1905.

Edith Wharton (1862-1937), one of the greatest of American authors, transformed the art of fiction. The Pulitzer Prize winning author of numerous novels and short stories, including The House of Mirth, Ethan Frome, The Age of Innocence, and The Descent of Man, she is considered to be a central figure in the development of the modern novel.