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Nov 2022
29m 7s

The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

Bedtime Stories with Taesha Glasgow
About this episode

Need help drifting off to sleep? Settle in with tonight's bedtime story - The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton. Published in 1905, it follows Lily Bart, a beautiful but poor woman in New York's high city. In this episode, Lily misses her train and decides to spend some time with Selden. Certain that no one will see her, she takes the risk. Will she regret it?



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