《欢乐之家》是美国女作家伊迪丝•华顿的成名代表作，自1905年出版以来魅力经久不衰。1998年入选“20世纪一百部伟大的英文小说”，2000年被搬上银幕。该小说之所以经久不衰，是因为它推陈出新地继承了英美文学的现实主义传统，巧妙地融合了法国文学的唯美主义追求，并对新旧世纪之交的社会意识和存在作出了前期现代主义的艺术反思。此电子书版本为全英文版。

小说通过女主人公莉莉·巴特的悲惨命运，反映了上流社会摧残人生与理想的悲剧。莉莉·巴特聪明美丽，她有高雅的情趣与追求，但因家庭破产而处于寄人篱下的境地。莉莉决心凭借自己的美貌与智慧改变自己的处境，然而由于没有金钱做后盾，她处处碰壁受挫。莉莉最后在贫困与孤独中死去，用生命换取了一身清白。 小说文笔隽永，刻画人物心里细腻深刻，堪称美国小说史上一部独具风格的名篇。

《欢乐之家》是美国女作家伊迪丝·华顿的成名代表作，自1905年出版以来魅力经久不衰。1998年入选“20世纪一百部伟大的英文小说”，2000年被搬上银幕。该小说之所以经久不衰，是因为它推陈出新地继承了英美文学的现实主义传统，巧妙地融合了法国文学的唯美主义追求，并对新旧世纪之交的社会意识和存在作出了前期现代主义的艺术反思。小说的艺术成就得益于复杂的多元视角和对自我身份的深度心理探索，其中既可见奥斯丁、艾略特、哈代小说的风采，也有福楼拜、司汤达、左拉、乔治·桑作品的韵味；更有詹姆斯、德莱塞、菲茨杰拉尔德、刘易斯作品的氛围，尤为重要的是，小说从非女权主义的女性视角探讨了易卜生的《玩偶之家》郑重提出却没有回答的问题：娜拉出走以后结果如何？因而具有超越种族、阶级、性别和国别的普遍意义。

The House of Mirth tells the story of Lily Bart, aged 29, beautiful, impoverished and in need of a rich husband to safeguard her place in the social elite, and to support her expensive habits - her clothes, her charities and her gambling. Unwilling to marry without both love and money, Lily becomes vulnerable to the kind of gossip and slander which attach to a girl who has been...(展开全部)

This is the "Penguin English Library Edition" of "The House of Mirth" by Edith Wharton. 'It was characteristic of her that she always roused speculation, that her simplest acts seemed the result of far-reaching intentions'. A searing, shocking tale of women as consumer items in a man's world, "The House of Mirth" sees Lily Bart, beautiful and charming, living among the wealthy ...(展开全部)

From the esteemed author of The Age of Innocence--a black comedy about vast wealth and a woman who can define herself only through the perceptions of others. Lily Bart's quest to find a husband who can satisfy her cravings for endless admiration and all the trappings of the rich comes to a scandalous end when she is accused of being a wealthy man's mistress.

The House of Mirth tells the story of Lily Bart, aged 29, beautiful, impoverished and in need of a rich husband to safeguard her place in the social elite, and to support her expensive habits - her clothes, her charities and her gambling. Unwilling to marry without both love and money, Lily becomes vulnerable to the kind of gossip and slander which attach to a girl who has been...(展开全部)

简介：九位大佬的心尖宠和欢乐颂结合。

简介：没有忧伤，只有欢乐。狐狸永远帅气，冰冰永远美丽！

Here, in an astonishing debut by a gifted storyteller, is the magnificent saga of proud and passionate men and women and the turbulent times through which they suffer and triumph. They are the Truebas. And theirs is a world you will not want to leave, and one you will not forget. Esteban -- The patriarch, a volatile and proud man whose lust for land is legendary and who is haun...(展开全部)