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The House of Mirth

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Book 1: Chapter I
Book 1: Chapter II
Book 1: Chapter III
Book 1: Chapter IV
Book 1: Chapter V
Book 1: Chapter VI
Book 1: Chapter VII
Book 1: Chapters VIII-IX
Book 1: Chapter X
Book 1: Chapters XI–XII
Book 1: Chapter XIII
Book 1: Chapter XIV
Book 1: Chapter XV
Book 2: Chapter I
Book 2: Chapter II
Book 2: Chapter III
Book 2: Chapter IV
Book 2: Chapter V
Book 2: Chapter VI
Book 2: Chapters VII–VIII
Book 2: Chapters IX–X
Book 2: Chapter XI
Book 2: Chapter XII
Book 2: Chapter XIII
Book 2: Chapter XIV

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Lily Bart
Mr. and Mrs. Bart
Lawrence Selden
Gerty Farish
Carry Fisher
Simon Rosedale
Gus Trenor
Bertha Dorset, Grace Stepney, Judy Trenor
Mrs. Peniston

Critical Essay

The Critics: The House of Mirth as Gilded Age House of Cards

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Book 1: Chapter VII

malum prohibitum— a violation of social custom.

Doucet dresses— fashionable dresses designed by French dressmaker Jacques Doucet.

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