The House of Mirth
No CoverBeautiful, penniless Lily Bart navigates the ruthless marriage market of Gilded Age New York high society in this tragic social satire.
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Beautiful, penniless Lily Bart navigates the ruthless marriage market of Gilded Age New York high society in this tragic social satire.
will contain mild spoilers
Courtship, proposals, and discussed affairs; non-graphic coercion scene
No violence or gore depicted
No profanity or strong language
Social drinking throughout; recurring sleeping-drug use in decline
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted
Biblical title allusion; otherwise minimal religious content
No magic or witchcraft elements
No occult or demonology content
Central critique of class, gender roles, and the marriage market
On-page death by drug overdose, widely read as suicide
Sexual coercion attempt, blackmail, and sustained social cruelty
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