The House of Mirth

By: Edith Wharton

Narrated by: Emma Messenger

In 1905 New York City, Lily Bart is a young, witty and beautiful socialite. Through a series of unfortunate events, she learns of the bitter consequences for a single woman without wealth, living in an uncaring society.

Public Domain (P)2013 Trout Lake Media

Must be considered with a grain of salt

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Just about everything. But it's worth knowing what that genre and period are about. I'm just glad I don't live in that society.

What about Emma Messenger’s performance did you like?

She did a good job.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No - too boring.

know the book is a classic but I'd change the end.

Narrator is wonderful , book is beautiful. I just want a different ending! Worth it though

The House of Mirth

I loved 'The House of Mirth'. Wharton's writing is exquisite and her themes, incisive, deep, and universal, are as relevant today in any slice of society as in her own dying Gilded Age milieu. Emma Messenger's voice is easy to listen to, animated, and gives individualized expression to each character. A wonderful reading and listening experience!

Brilliant tragic love story

Superb narration of a beautifully written novel. By today's standards the heroine's indecision can sometimes be exasperating, but that's more a reflection on the elite society of early 20e America than on her. Many parallels to Anna Karenina.

Very well written

Fascinating portrait of a privileged woman and the consequences of her actions. I don't know whether or not I like Lilly Bart, the protagonist, but I think the answer is that i did not like her. It was interesting and extremely well written, but it was also rather sad and depressing. I believe Edith Wharton must have known first hand the feelings of depression.