Business & Career Center Book Discussion Group: The House of Mirth
Spirited Lily Bart possesses beauty, honor and debts galore.
A timeless, tragic heroine of American Literature, Lily Bart journeys up and down the social ladder trying to maintain her nobility and moral nature amidst the greed and games and cruelty of upper class New York society. A unique window into the ruthless, moneyed world of New York that Edith Wharton knew and chronicled so well, the novel depicts a turn-of-the-century New York not all that different from today’s.
With business, careers, and finance all in mind, please join us for what promises to be a lively discussion!
For a copy of the novel please ask at the Business & Career Center reference desk on the 2nd floor or at the Languages & Literature reference desk on the 1st floor.
Spirited Lily Bart possesses beauty, honor and debts galore.
A timeless, tragic heroine of American Literature, Lily Bart journeys up and down the social ladder trying to maintain her nobility and moral nature amidst the greed and games and cruelty of upper class New York society. A unique window into the ruthless, moneyed world of New York that Edith Wharton knew and chronicled so well, the novel depicts a turn-of-the-century New York not all that different from today’s.
With business, careers, and finance all in mind, please join us for what promises to be a lively discussion!
For a copy of the novel please ask at the Business & Career Center reference desk on the 2nd floor or at the Languages & Literature reference desk on the 1st floor.
Brooklyn Public Library - Central Library, Second Floor Meeting Room MM/DD/YYYY 60