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Title: Wharton and Austen
Review: Today I finished The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton. I read the last ten pages as slowly as humanly possible so as to make it l-a-s-t.It was extremely difficult to say goodbye to the heroine, Lily Bart.I had never read Edith Wharton before; a new experience.So lovely were some of the passages that I admittedly took a pen to several pages, placing stars in the margin of pages that I plan to re-read. Her words are poetic, philosophical, and moving. Beyond beautiful. Beyond!As an Austen addict (there are lots of us), I was looking for something similar to Jane. My aunt (a retired English Professor) recommended I read EW. I am indebted.There are similarities: their use of dramatic irony; the ability to create characters that you love in spite of their shortcomings; plots that intensify due to human nature...but unlike Austen -- SPOILER ALERT -- The House of Mirth does not have a happy ending.I've just ordered The Age of Innocence and Ethan Frome. A new addiction!
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