The 1905 book edition of the novel, complete with A. B. Wenzell’s eight original illustrations
A preface and explanatory footnotes by Elizabeth Ammons
An abundant selection of contextual material, including excerpts from Wharton’s letters, contemporary reviews, six drawings by Charles Dana Gibson, Thorstein Veblen on conspicuous consumption, Charlotte Perkins Gilman on women and economics, and various others writing about women’s place in society at the turn of the century
Six modern critical views, considering issues of economics, race, materialism, body image, nature, and feminism within the novel.
A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography.

Autorentext
Edith Wharton was born Edith Jones on January 24, 1862, to a wealthy New York City family. Best known for her novels, Wharton's illustrious literary career also included poetry, short stories, design books, and travelogues. She gained widespread recognition with the 1905 publication of The House of Mirth, a darkly comic portrait of New York aristocracy. In 1921, she won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel The Age of Innocence (1920), becoming the fi rst woman to claim it. Wharton moved to France in 1913, where she remained until her death. In addition to her many literary accolades, Wharton was awarded a French Legion of Honor medal for her humanitarian efforts during World War I. Edith Wharton died on August 11, 1937. Elizabeth Ammons is the Harriet H. Fay Professor of Literature at Tufts University. She is the author of Conflicting Stories: American Women Writers at the Turn into the Twentieth Century, Edith Wharton's Argument with America, and Brave New Worlds: How Literature Will Save the Planet. She is the editor or co-editor of many books, including Tricksterism in Turn-of-the-Century American Literature: A Multi-Cultural Perspective, Uncle Tom's Cabin: A Casebook, American Color Writing, 1880-1920, Short Fiction by Black Women, 19001920, and the Norton Critical Edition of Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth.

Klappentext
This Norton Critical Edition includes:

. The 1905 book edition of the novel, complete with A. B. Wenzell's eight original illustrations.
. A preface and explanatory footnotes by Elizabeth Ammons.
. An abundant selection of contextual material, including excerpts from Wharton's letters, contemporary reviews, six drawings by Charles Dana Gibson, Thorstein Veblen on conspicuous consumption, Charlotte Perkins Gilman on women and economics, and various others writing about women's place in society at the turn of the century.
. Six modern critical views, considering issues of economics, race, materialism, body image, nature and feminism within the novel.
. A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography.