How you explore The House of Mirth on Literah
The cast, the places, the objects, the plot, and the author’s own words — each one a card in a feed you scroll on your phone. One at a time, at your pace, in any order you like.
- Built for your phone. Literah is designed for mobile, so your worlds travel with you. On a laptop it shows a QR code to carry the world to your phone.
- A feed, not a wall of text. 22 characters, 10 places, 10 objects and 7 plot beats, each its own card with its own illustration.
- The author’s own words. 44 passages of The House of Mirth sit in the feed verbatim, exactly as Edith Wharton wrote them, each with a short reading of what it is doing. The map is ours; the prose is always the book’s.
- The same scroll, a better world. The gesture you already give away to feeds, spent on Edith Wharton instead.
The House of Mirth feed, as it appears in your mobile
The plot of The House of Mirth
The story beat by beat, as Literah maps it.
- Lily and Selden
- The Hunt at Bellomont
- The Trenor Bargain
- The Tableaux and the Trap
- Cast Out
- The Descent
- The Last Night
The author's pen in The House of Mirth
The passages themselves, Edith Wharton's own words, as Literah maps it.
- An Air of Irresolutionch. 1
- A Place to One's Selfch. 1
- A Girl Must Marrych. 1
- No Dressmakers In The Benedickch. 1
- Too Late To Silence Himch. 2
- Organizing a Method of Attackch. 2
- Prepared Points Put to Usech. 2
- Mrs. Dorset Demands a Seatch. 2
- Bertha Understandsch. 2
- Luring Him Onch. 4
- Carried Toward Seldench. 6
- Success and Freedomch. 6
- If You're Not Seriousch. 7
- The Greatest of Favoursch. 7
- Four Thousand For Youch. 8
- Sealing the Lettersch. 9
- People Say Gus Trenor Paysch. 9
- Trenor’s Shadowy Claimch. 10
- A Sulky Authoritych. 10
- The General Brightness of the Effectch. 10
The characters of The House of Mirth
Who is who, as Literah maps it.
- Lily Bartmajor
- Lawrence Seldenmajor
- Simon Rosedalemajor
- Bertha Dorsetmajor
- Gerty Farishmajor
- Percy Grycesupporting
- Gus Trenorsupporting
- Judy Trenorsupporting
- Mrs. Penistonsupporting
- George Dorsetsupporting
- Carry Fishersupporting
- Nettie Struthersupporting
- Jack Stepneyminor
- Grace Stepneyminor
- Ned Silvertonminor
- Evie Van Osburghminor
The locations in The House of Mirth
Where it happens, as Literah maps it.
- Grand Central Stationrailway station
- Selden’s Apartment at the Benedickapartment
- Bellomontcountry house
- Mrs. Peniston’s Housetown house
- Gerty Farish’s Apartmentapartment
- The Trenor House in Towntown house
- The Dorset Yacht and Mediterranean Social Circuityacht and travel circuit
- The Wellington Brys’ Entertainment Spaceprivate entertainment space
- The Working World and Millinery Workroomworkroom
- Lily’s Final Lodginglodging
The core concepts in The House of Mirth
What the book keeps returning to, as Literah maps it.
- Reputation as Currency
- Beauty as Power and Burden
- Marriage as Economic Survival
- Money Creates Invisible Obligations
- Freedom versus Social Survival
- Integrity Without Reward
- Raised to Be Ornamental
- Kindness Beyond Society
- Recognition Arrives Too Late
The objects of note in The House of Mirth
The things that carry meaning, as Literah maps it.
- Bertha Dorset’s Letters
- Lily’s Clothes
- Gambling Debts and Bridge Winnings
- Percy Gryce’s Americana Collection
- Selden’s Books
- The Tableaux Vivants Costume and Reynolds Image
- Mrs. Peniston’s Inheritance and Will
- Lily’s Sleeping Draught
- Social Invitations
- Lily’s Jewelry and Luxury Accessories
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